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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 可能
[kěnéng]
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1.
形
会成为事实的
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让他改变看法是不可能的
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在可能的条件下给予帮助。
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2.
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能成为事实的肯定程度
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成功的可能很大。
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3.
副
表示估计,相当于"也许"
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他可能了解情况
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对同一件事,可能会有不同的看法。
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Examples
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事情可能就败在他手里。
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He may spoil the whole show.
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不外两种可能。
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There are only two possibilities.
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超脱现实是不可能的。
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It's impossible to detach oneself from reality.
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我去天津途中可能在济南耽搁一下。
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I may have a stopover at Jinan on my way to Tianjin.
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某些动物烦躁不安可能是地震临震前的预兆。
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Agitated activity by certain animals may be a sign of an impending earthquake.
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我说的也可能是废话,不过还是请你再考虑考虑。
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What I said may seem superfluous, but I do hope you'll give it a little more thought.
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抱有雇佣观点的人,决不可能干好工作。
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Those with a hired-hand mentality will never do a good job.
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他临走前留下一句活话,说可能还会回来。
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He left, right before departure, a vague message, saying that he might come back later.
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老板尽可能地避开他的前妻,生怕她揭老底儿。
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The boss goes out of his way to avoid his ex-wife for fear that she might disclose his unsavoury past.
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尽可能早点儿来
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come as early as possible
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Collocations
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可能性
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possibility
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完全可能
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probable
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根据可能
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according to
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有可能
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possible
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一切可能
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all possibilities
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尽可能
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as possible as
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可能是这样
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probably like this
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可能不在
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probably not available
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可能有
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probably has
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可能会
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probably will
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可能错了
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probably wrong
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