单词likely
adv.: 大概；多半；大概
adj.: 适当的；有希望的；很可能的；很像真事的；可能的；预料的；有希望的；似乎合适的
网络: 最被看好的候选人
可能的；预料的；有希望的:
probable or expected
似乎合适的；仿佛恰当的:
seeming suitable for a purpose
（表示不相信某人的话）说得好像真有这回事似的，像煞有介事:
used to show that you do not believe what sb has said
很可能:
very probably
（表示坚决不同意）决不可能，绝对不会:
used to disagree strongly with a statement or suggestion
〔方言〕漂亮的,吸引人的
看来,似乎;可信
合适的
易,轻易
很像真事的,像是可信的,好像可靠的
很有出息的,有前途的,大有希望的
适当的,恰好的;有希望的
很可能的
很可能,可能会,大概会,大多
有可能的
多半,大概,有可能
比较级：likelier
最高级：likeliest
adj.+n.:
likely outcome,likely explanation,likely cost,likely candidate,likely effect
adv.+v.:
seem likely,appear likely
adj.probablepossibleexpectedprospectiveon the cards
adj.unlikely
He first looked up in the air, as on the whole the likeliest quarter for a voice to come from in this desert, then around.
他先抬头看看，因为在这篇沙漠上，唯有那里可能传来声音。然后他向四周看了看。
By combining many such rules, it is possible to work out which cards are likeliest to have been stolen, and which claims are dodgy.
通过整合这些规则，识别哪个信用卡有可能被偷，哪宗索赔案例是假的。
He said the likeliest explanation was an emission of radioactive steam from the containment vessel, although that had not been confirmed.
他说这很可能是由于放射性蒸汽外泄导致的，不过目前具体情况尚未得到证实。
Using ground-penetrating radar, they scanned the likeliest areas, turning up what appeared to be a vaulted underground crypt.
他们利用能穿透地面的雷达扫描最有可能的几个地方，发现了一个怀疑地下密室。
Graphene is one of the likeliest materials to replace silicon in computer processing, because electrons travel through graphene much faster.
石墨烯是一种最有可能成为取代矽来制造电脑中央处理器的原材料，因为电子穿过石墨烯非常快。
But in the likeliest scenario, the tax cuts would continue for households earning less than $250, 000 or so a year.
但是最有可能发生的情况是，减税政策对于年收入低于25万美元的家庭仍将适用。
Even so, if the traditional funeral is to be buried, concern for the environment is the likeliest undertaker.
即便这样，如果传统葬礼将被埋葬的话，环境方面的考虑也将是最有可能送它上路的人。
A gloomy U with a long, flat bottom of weak growth is the likeliest shape of the next few years.
那样的话，一个让人泄气的U形曲线，底部是漫长而平缓的微弱增长，就是未来几年经济复苏的真实写照。
The boatswain, Job Anderson, was the likeliest man aboard, and, though he kept his old title, he served in a way as mate.
水手长乔布·安德森是船上最有希看的人选，尽管他保持了原有的头衔，他却履行了大副的职责。
Katsuya Okada, a moderniser, would be Mr Ozawa"s likeliest replacement, though he led the party to defeat at the last general election.
现代主义者冈田克也（KatsuyaOkada）将会小泽最可能的替代者，虽然在上次大选中他使该党落败。