unlikely 用法说明

1. 其基本义为“不大可能的”“可能性不大的”，若要加强语气可用very, highly, extremely, most等修饰。如：

As far as I can see, that is highly unlikely. 依我看那是极不可能。

He seems to pop up in the most unlikely places. 在他似乎绝不可能到的地方，他往往就在那里出现。

Theoretically we could still win, but it’s very unlikely. 按道理讲我们还能赢，但可能性很小。

2. 比较同义句：

It is unlikely to rain.=It’s unlikely that it will rain. 不太可能下雨。

The job is unlikely to be finished in time.=It’s unlikely that the job will be finished in time. 这工作不见得能按时完成。