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  • Derivatives : n  unlikelihood ; n  unlikeliness
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

unlikely [^n'laɪklɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 未必会发生的
  2. 2. adjective [+combination, circumstances] 不大可能的
    in the unlikely event that...
    万一有...情况
    in the unlikely event of anything going wrong
    万一有事不顺
    it is unlikely that...
    ...是不大可能的
    he is unlikely to win
    他获胜的希望不大

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

unlikely [ʌn 'laɪklɪ] [ʌn 'laɪklɪ]
  1. 1. adjective 未必的；不大可能的
  2. 2. adjective 不大可能成功的；无希望的
  3. 3. adverb 不大可能
    he may not unlikely, join us
    他也许会同我们结伴

Collins English-English Dictionary

unlikely [^n'laɪklɪ]
  1. 1. adj not likely; improbable
See more results for unlikely in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

he may not unlikely, join us
他也许会同我们结伴 → unlikely
in the unlikely event that...
万一有...情况 → unlikely
in the unlikely event of anything going wrong
万一有事不顺 → unlikely
it is unlikely that...
...是不大可能的 → unlikely
he is unlikely to win
他获胜的希望不大 → unlikely
他总不大可能写这样一封信。
It's most unlikely that he should have written such a letter. → 总

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