likely
英['laɪklɪ]
美['laɪkli]
- adj. 很可能的；合适的；有希望的
- adv. 很可能；或许
词组搭配
a likely story
used to express disbelief of an account or excuse
［表示对陈述和借口的怀疑］编出来的吧，假的吧
‘She's your lodger? A likely story!’.
“她是你的房客？谁信啊？”。
as likely as not
probably
很可能
I won't take their pills, because as likely as not they'd poison me.
我才不吃他们的药呢，他们很有可能要毒死我。
not likely!
(informal)certainly not; I refuse
(非正式)当然不，我不干
‘Are you going home?’ ‘Not likely!’.
“你要回家吗？”“当然不！”。