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likely

英[ˈlaɪkli]
美[ˈlaɪkli]

基本释义

  • adj.可能的; 有…倾向的; 合适的
  • adv.可能

实用例句

the most likely outcome

最可能的结果

牛津词典

Tickets are likely to be expensive.

入场券可能很贵。

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It's more than likely that the thieves don't know how much it is worth.

盗贼很可能不知道此物的价值。

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They might refuse to let us do it, but it's hardly likely .

他们也许会不让我们做这工作,但这可能性太小。

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She seems the most likely candidate for the job.

这项工作,她似乎是最适宜的人选了。

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As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.

她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。

牛津词典

Me? Join the army? Not likely!

我?参军入伍?没门儿!

牛津词典

Experts say a 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome...

专家说结果仍可能是投赞成票。

If this is your first baby, it's far more likely that you'll get to the hospital too early...

如果是第一胎,孕妇很有可能会过早地赶到医院。

In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue...

与此同时,心理战似乎还可能继续。

Once people have seen that something actually works, they are much more likely to accept change.

一旦人们看到有些东西确实奏效,那他们可能会更容易接受变化。

At one point he had seemed a likely candidate to become Prime Minister...

他一度看似是个合适的首相人选。

We aimed the microscope at a likely looking target.

我们把显微镜对准了一个看起来合适的目标。

'How about having a phone out here?' — 'Not likely!'

“在这外面装个电话怎么样?”——“没门儿!”

And though he acted with what seemed at the time like blitzkrieg aggressiveness , he regretted in later years that he hadn't moved even faster.

虽然他的行动在当时看来就像一场闪电战, 但他后来却后悔自己没能更快.

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We are likely to fall into step with them.

我们可能接受他们的意见.

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As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.

很可能她把这事忘得一干二净了.

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His intimacy with Japan makes him the likely choice as ambassador to that country.

他是日本通,很可能被委派为驻日大使.

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The wording is likely to lead to ambiguity.

这种措词可能会引出歧义.

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A team which is full of enthusiasm is more likely to win.

情绪高涨的球队更可能获胜.

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This is as difficult a problem as you are likely to meet.

像这样的难题,你可能会碰到.

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It's so cloudy and cold that it's likely to snow.

天气又阴又冷,大半要下雪.

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Eating and drinking too much is likely to give one stomach trouble.

暴食暴饮容易得胃病.

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He's not likely to come tonight.

他今晚不见得会来.

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If you don't make your choice in time, you are likely to fall between two stools.

如果你不及时作出决定, 就会两头落空.

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The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.

最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

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This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.

这项决定很可能会使许多人不快。

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真题例句

It is likely to change the narrative of one's life.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

It is likely to be a critical turning point in one's life.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Instead of giving people practice, the gradual reduction likely gave them cravings and withdrawal symptoms before they even reached quit day, which could be why fewer people in that group actually made it to that point.

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And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from false memories.

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He also believes they will be more likely to trust selfdriving cars as they become more familiar with features such as automatic braking or parking.

出自-2017年6月听力原文

Those who were more self-disciplined, for instance, were no more likely to live to be very old.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

They were less likely to report symptoms of depression than those in the other facilities, for instance, and less likely to be bored or lonely.

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They generally appear more resourceful They are more likely to get over hardship.

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That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious, depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets.

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People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die sooner.

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Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span.

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Interestingly, however, other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer.

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Today’s shaky economy is likely to prduce m any more such tricks.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

They avoid challenges because challenges make mistakes more likely.

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The most likely type of burglary by far is the unsophisticated crime of opportunity, usually involving a broken window or some forced entry.

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The global economy is likely to undergo another recession.

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Students with such a growth mind-set were destined for greater academic success and were quite likely to outperform their counterparts.

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Sara Johnson acknowledges that the global economic benefit from a fall in oil prices today is likely lower than it was in the past.

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Research shows that managers who have a fixed mind-set are less likely to seek or welcome feedback from their employees than are managers with a growth mind-set.

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More fast food restaurants are likely to follow McDonald's example.

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It means that a thief likely wouldn't be able to Google how the system works, then figure out a way around it.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It should be made clear that not everyone has a device to record their sleep patterns; in some of these nations, it's likely that only the richest people do.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

It is not likely to attract lots of investors and nerds.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Grown-ups are likely to think that learning to children is what medicine is to patients.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Cooking real food is the best defense—not to mention that any meal you're likely to eat at home contains about 200 fewer calories than one you would eat in a restaurant.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company’s decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token £1 failed.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

A transportation expert told the reporter that job growth likely plays a part as well, along with some people driving longer distances to and from work.

2017年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

And although their memories are vast, they are still likely to suffer from "false memories".

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

And new research reveals that men are more likely to receive excellent letters of recommendation, too.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

As solar panels get cheaper, the world is likely to see more skyscrapers covered in solar panels, collecting energy much like trees do.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

But as with any study of this kind, it was unclear if that was the cause—or if breakfast-skippers were just more likely to be overweight to begin with.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Economic factors seem to explain less of why young adult women are increasingly likely to live at home.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Employed young men are much less likely to live at home than young men without a job, and employment among young men has fallen significantly in recent decades.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Female applicants to postdoctoral positions in geosciences were nearly half as likely to receive excellent letters of recommendation, compared with their male counterparts.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

For their part, young men 25% are more likely than young women 19% to be living in the home of another family member, a non-relative or in some type of group quarters.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

girls who graduate from single-sex schools are three times more likely to become engineers than those who attend coeducational schools.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

He also believes they will be more likely to trust self-driving cars as they become more familiar with features such as automatic braking or parking.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

If parents and children share interests and values and agree on child rearing practices and religious 33 commitment, they are likely to enjoy each other's company.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

In 2014, for the first time in more than 1 years, adults aged 18 to were slightly more likely to be living in their parents' home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

In addition, trends in both employment status and wages have likely contributed to the growing share of young adults who are living in the home of their parents, and this is especially true of young men.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

In an all girls setting, girls are more likely to speak up frequently and make significant contributions to class than in a coeducational setting.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

In general, the study found that undergraduates were almost as likely as old people to make this mistake and men as likely as women.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

In one US study that analysed the health data of 50,000 people over seven years, researchers found that those who made breakfast the largest meal of the day were more likely to have a lower body mass index BMI than those who ate a large lunch or dinner.

2019年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Instead of giving people practice, the gradual reduction likely gave them cravings 瘾 and withdrawal symptoms before they even reached quit day, which could be why fewer people in that group actually made it to that point.

2017年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

It seems likely, then, that the traditional three-stage life will evolve into multiple stages containing two, three or oven more different careers.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

James Bentham, a co-author of the research from Imperial College, London, says the global trend is likely to be due primarily to improvements in nutrition and healthcare.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Late November and December saw early snow and bone-chilling temperatures in much of the country, part of a year when, for the first time in two decades, record-cold days will likely turn out to have outnumbered record-warm ones.

2015年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company's decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token £1 failed.

2015年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

Many of the store group's 25,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs.

2015年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

Research has also shown that in coeducational settings, teachers are more likely to praise and give in-depth responses to boys' comments in class.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Students are more likely to think about their actions and see whether they will lead to trouble.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Students with such a growth mind-set were destined for greater academic success and were quite likely to outperform their counterparts.

2016年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

That study looked at nearly 28, 000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious, depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

The most likely type of burglary by far is the unsophisticated crime of opportunity, usually involving a broken window or some forced entry.

2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

The scientists concluded that lions are also likely to live in the neighbouring National Park across the border in Sudan.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

They are also more likely to encourage boys to work through problems on their own, while they tend to step in and help girls who struggle with a problem.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

They found that female applicants were only half as likely to get outstanding letters, compared with their male counterparts.

2017年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

They're more likely to be widowed, and if they're the ones who become ill, they're more likely to get divorced.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

This is mainly because women are more likely than men to be single parents living with their children.

2019年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

While the study didn't assess why divorce is more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible reasons.

2019年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

While they sound efficient and cost-saving, a recent study reports that they are not effective, primarily because depressed patients are not likely to engage with them or stick with them.

2019年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

White parents are more likely than others to read to their children daily, as are married parents.

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While alternative estimates of the damage from carbon emissions differ, and it's especially hard to reckon the likely costs of possible catastrophic climate events, most estimates suggest substantial negative effects.

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Unless renewables become cheap enough that substantial carbon deposits are left underground for a very long time, if not forever, the planet will likely be exposed to potentially catastrophic climate risks.

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They are more likely to grow up in neighborhoods that their parents say aren't great for raising children, and their parents worry about them getting shot, beaten up or in trouble with the law.

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They are more likely to be at risk of dying.

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These likely persistent forces, like the growth of shale oil, point to a low for long scenario.

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Most affluent parents enroll their children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members.

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More than a quarter of children live in single-parent households—a historic high, according to Pew—and these children are three times as likely to live in poverty as those who live with married parents.

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Less-educated parents, and poorer and black and Latino parents are more likely to believe that there is no such thing as too much involvement in a child's education.

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Interest in elite high school math competitions has grown in recent years, and in light of last summer's U.S. win at the International Math Olympiad —the first for an American team in more than two decades— the trend is likely to continue.

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Higher-income children are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems.

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High-earning parents are much more likely to say they live in a good neighborhood for raising children.

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Fossil fuel prices are likely to stay low for long.

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Children from higher-income families are likely to have the skills to navigate bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms.

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Andrea Flack of the Max Planck Institute found that birds following traditional migration routes were more likely to die than German storks that flew only as far as northern Morocco, and spent the winter there on rubbish dumps.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

With a tax imposed on expensive health insurance plans, most employers will likely transfer money from health expenses into wages.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The fundamental fix—reshaping how care is delivered and how doctors are paid in a wasteful, abnormal system—is likely to be achieved only through trial and error and incremental gains.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong pay-go rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Just having a strong teacher for one elementary year left pupils a bit less likely to become mothers as teenagers, a bit more likely to go to college and earning more money at age 28.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It would most likely cause insurers to redesign plans to fall beneath the threshold.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The report warnsthe picture on wages is likely to get worse this year despite indications of an economic rebound.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

a basis for explaining human genetic diversityan aid to understanding different populationsan explanation for social and cultural differencesa term to describe individual human characteristicsmodern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflictsrace is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversityrace as a biological term can explain human genetic diversitygenetics research should consider social and cultural variablesit is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosisit is important to include social variables in genetics researchracial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictionsdiscrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatmentThey be more precise with the language they use.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

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The employees were less likely to leave their jobs, resulting in reduced turnover.

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Students do not merely benefit while at university; studies show- they go on to be healthier and happier than non-graduates, and also far more likely to vote.

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Students at university also meet those likely to be in leading jobs in the future, forming contacts for life.

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Research finds that if employees suffer from high stress, they will be less motivated, less productive and more likely to quit.

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Of the 300 employees participating in the study, those who experienced high levels of telepressure were more likely to agree with statements assessing burnout, like I've no energy for going to work in the morning, and to report feeling fatigued and unfocused.

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If employees respond quickly to their job assignments, the employer is likely to demand more from them.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

They typically carry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attending school, and often require significant academic remediation .

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

So what factors, at the community level, do predict if poor children will move up the economic ladder as adults? What explains, for instance, why the Salt Lake City metro area is one of the 100 largest metropolitan areas most likely to lift the fortunes of the poor and the Atlanta metro area is one of the least likely?Harvard economist Raj Chetty has pointed to economic and racial segregation, community density, the size of a community's middle class, the quality of schools, community religiosity, and family structure, which he calls the single strongest correlate of upward mobility.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Per-capita local government spendingIn other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages of two-parent families, and high local government spending—which may stand for good schools— are the most likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches story.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education came on campus with little academic know- how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Chetty finds that communities like Salt Lake City, with high levels of two-parent families and religiosity, are much more likely to see poor children get ahead than communities like Atlanta, with high levels of racial and economic segregation.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

These are likely to have more resources andmore knowledge about all aspects of advertising and advertising media than single company.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

"The presence of peers makes adolescents and youth,but not adults, more likely to take risks," Steinberg and Gardner concluded.

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

And a 2015 study from the University of California, Berkeley, found that teens who go to bed late are more likely to gain weight over a five-year period.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力  Section B 

And they were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

And we also need to plan ahead so that we're in a position to deal with the likely levels of climate change which are already inevitable and even more so too for the levels that are likely if we don't get those global agreements.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

And we are less likely to lie when we have moral reminders or when we think others are watching.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Any take-back program will likely change over time, depending on what works for your customers and company goals.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

As a possible home for alien life, it has been voted the planet least likely to succeed.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

But good self-control can be set to run in families in that children who have good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Chetty finds that communities like Salt Lake city, with high levels of two- parent families and religiosity, are much more likely to see poor children get ahead than communities like Atlanta, with high levels of racial and economic segregation.

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40% less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Few babies survive this rare condition, and those who do must endure numerous operations and are likely to have complex needs.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education came on campus with little academic know-how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

For a follow-up analysis, he found that people whose neural reward centres were more active when they won money were also more likely to be among the group of liars一suggesting that lying may have to do with the inability to resist temptation.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Further, the more their computer gave them problems, the more likely the respondents were to report that it had its own "beliefs and conscientiousness".

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Future farms will likely experience a greater deal of autonomy as robots take up more and more farm work efficiently.

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

When a tree first starts growing in a certain area, it's likely that the 27 climatic envelope—the temperature, humidity, rainfall patterns and so on—suits it.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

high earning parents are much more likely to say they live in a good neighborhood for raising children.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

higher-income children are more likely to declare boredom and expect their parents to solve their problems.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

If we weren't on our devices,we'd likely do something similarly unproductive.

2017年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

In one experiment, people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to attribute desires to various gadgets.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

In other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages of two-parent families, and high local government spending — which may stand for good schools — are the most likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rag

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

It seems likely that Census simply misclassifies a large chunk of online sales.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

It turns out that the less skilled pianist spends more time looking at her fingers than does the expert who, in contrast, is more likely to be looking at the sheet music, or looking ahead at keys he's not yet playing.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

It's likely you prefer to feel happy instead of sad or confident instead of insecure.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

New research says that those who can't seem to keep their inner monologues in are actually more likely to stay on task, remain focused better and show improved perception capabilities.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

Now a new study has provided another contribution to the debate, uncovering strong evidence that adolescent well-being in the United States really is experiencing a decline and arguing that the most likely cause is the electronic riches we have given them

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Of course, as most of us forget memories from our first few years as we grow older, this early long-turn memories will likely be lost in subsequent years.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Of the 300 employees participating in the study, those who experienced high levels of telepressure were more likely to agree with statements assessing burnout, like "I've no energy for going to work in the morning", and to report feeling fatigued and unfo

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

On the other hand, scientists disagree about how much and when they should share data, and they debate whether sharing it is more likely to accelerate science and make it more robust, or to introduce vulnerabilities and problems.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

One useful tip is that things are more likely to be remembered if you are in exactly the same state and place as you were when you learned them.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

People who are susceptible to decision fatigue will likely choose to do nothing over something, he says.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Physicians who have been on the job for several hours, for example, are more likely to prescribe antibiotics to patients when it's unwise to do so.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

Playing sounds into the right ears stimulating the left hemispher of 27 volunteers was more likely to wake them up than if the noises were played into their left ears.

2017年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

Says IFPri's Marie Ruel, "They will be more likely to perform well in school."

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

So they are likely to remain rich peopled playthings rather than practical transport solutions for the masses.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

So, children with minor self-control problems were likely as adults to have minor health problems, and so on.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Some of our research is to do with the likely impacts of climate change and all of the associated risks.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

Steinberg and Bahareh Keith, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Florida College of Medicine, say most children will likely never experience problems related to what their parents share, but a tension still exists between parents' ri

2018年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

Students do not merely benefit while at university; studies show they go on to be healthier and happier than non-graduates, and also far more likely to vote.

2016年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong "pay-go" rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The employees were less likely to leave their jobs, resulting in reduced turnover.

2016年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

The fundamental fix—reshaping how care is delivered and how doctors are paid in a wasteful, abnormal system—is likely to be achieved only through trial and error and incremental gains.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

2016年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The report warns the picture on wages is likely to get worse this year despite indications of an economic rebound.

2016年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

These likely persistent forces, like the growth of shale oil, point to a "low for long" scenario.

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

They typically carry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attending school, and often require significant academic remediation.

2015年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

They were likely hired by one of the city's elite.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section B

They were more likely to wander toward pleasant topics than unpleasant ones.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section B

This idea is based on the principle that lions and other predators are far less likely to attack when they feel they are being watched.

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section A

This type of robot will likely be one of the first to be implemented in hospitals because it has fairly minimal patent contact.

2018年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Those spending 10-19 hours per week on their devices were 41 percent more likely to be unhappy than lower-frequency users.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Those who used such devices 40 hours a week or more one in ten teenagers were twice as likely to be unhappy.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Undernourishment during this approximately 1, 000-day window can seriously check the growth and development of children and render them more likely to get sick and die than well-fed children.

2015年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

We are more likely to lie, research shows, when we are able to rationalise it, when we are stressed and fatigued or sec others being dishonest.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

When looking at how women are depicted, the study found female characters were four times more likely to be shown in sexy clothing, and nearly four times as likely to be referred to as physically attractive.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)听力  Section B 

Whereas some of the low-self-control study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser.

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

While the efforts are certainly not futile, the results of such bans will likely only start to be seen by generations down the line, bettering the world for the future.

2017年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China, for instance.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

According to the author, fish are most likely to be found in shallow water under waterside trees.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

After realising an email accident, you are likely to feel awful.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

Anderson believed that the smarter a child is, the less likely he gets addicted to TV.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

As a result it's likely to see a rise in the size of its working-age population and to witness strong economic growth over the longer term.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

Better sewers make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Brian is gifted in writing music; he is very likely to be a Beethoven.

2015年高考英语四川卷 单项填空 原文

Children with school problems: a physician's manual is most likely intended for doctors.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious (难为情) when they're in poorly lit places – and so more likely to eat lots of food.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Engineering graduates were more likely to have started their job search already, and to have accepted a job.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

Hospital patients who see tree branches out their window are likely to recover at a faster rate than patients who see buildings or sky instead.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 原文

If children often participate in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities, they are more likely to participate in sports during adulthood.

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读表达 题设

If one is late for a job interview, it is not likely that he will get the job.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, likely won't be able to remember what you read.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you'll be less likely to bring your work home.

2016年高考英语全国卷2 语法填空 原文

If you read frequently, you'll likely have an easier time with remembering what you're readingand what you've read.

2017年高考英语浙江卷(11月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

In department stores, the women's shoe section is generally next to the cosmetics sections:while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

In fact, half of the 6, 000-7, 000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization UNESCO.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

We are likely to make small talk when we first meet people.

2015年高考英语安徽卷 任务型读写 原文

It is likely that babies are not born knowing the basic fact of the universe; nor are they ever clearly taught it.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

It is not surprising that young people are likely to burst out, particularly when there are reasons to do so.

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

It's more likely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging, or we think it's annoying and unnecessary.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

It's very likely that you'll want to have volunteers to help with the organization's activities.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Many bad habits can be especially difficult to cure because they are likely to have been formed at a very young age.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 句子填空 原文

One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than non-science articles.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

One thing is for certain—Larry went above and beyond the call of duty by getting so close to the burning vehicle! His efforts most likely saved the woman's life.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

People with start-up fatigue are most likely to delay tasks.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 题设

Since the poorest are least likely to make up for their losses from disasters linked to el nino, reducing their losses needs to be the priority.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food and medicine after floods.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Studies show that people who volunteer are less likely to develop depression than people who don't.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 七选五 原文

The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Then students were asked to predict what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

This passage most likely comes from a popular sales book.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Those who were highest in status in high school, as well as those least liked in elementary school, are "most likely to engage in dangerous and risky behavior".

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Though heavy rains brought about by el nino may relieve the drought in California, they are likely to cause surface flooding and other disasters.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

You are very likely to come across large wild animals, too.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim “behavioural” ads at those most likely to buy.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International ,shield thought ,making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

In effect, you try to reconstruct the likely meanings or effects that any given sentence, image or reference might have had: These might be the ones the author intended.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

He agreed to join because he “found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

Are we studying that text and trying to respond in a way that fulfils the requirement of a given course? Reading it simply for pleasure? Skimming it for information? Ways of reading on a train or in bed are likely to differ considerably from reading in a seminar room.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

At the next election none of the big parties seem likely to endorse this sentiment.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

As the international education market expands, the recent slowdown in the number of international students studying in the main English-speaking countries is likely to continue, especially if there are no effective strategic policies to prevent such slippage.

出自-2017年考研翻译原文

A young man can decide on a likely spouse on his own and then ask his parents to arrange the marriage negotiations, or the young man's parents may make the choice of a spouse, giving the child little to say in the selection.

2016年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social robot free than the asocial one.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they've gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.

2019年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

And ultimately, it is likely to reshape our politics, our culture, and the character of our society for years.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some times readers as faint praise.

2011年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

As Moritz puts it, how often are federal dollars building homes that are likely to be lost to a wildfire?

2017年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Before it ends, it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.

2012年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

By watching what people search for, click on and say online, companies can aim "behavioural" ads at those most likely to buy.

2013年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Even if families are less likely to sit down to eat together than was once the case, millions of Britons will none the less have partaken this weekend of one of the nation's great traditions: the Sunday roast.

2020年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

For example, he theorised that a judge fearful of appearing too soft on crime might be more likely to send someone to prison if he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day.

2013年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

For example, heavier women are less likely to develop calcium deficiency than thin women.

2014年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

France's planned tax is a clear warning: Unless a broad consensus can be reached on reforming the international tax system, other nations are likely to follow suit, and American companies will face a cascade of different taxes from dozens of nations that

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

He agreed to join because he "found the foresight behind the establishment of the SBoRE to be novel, unique and likely to have a lasting impact".

2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

I came to recognise various signs of a bad paper: the kind of paper that purports to show that people who eat more than one kilo of broccoli a week were 1.17 times more likely than those who eat less to suffer late in life from pernicious anaemia.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

If we know female job screeners are more likely to reject attractive female applicants, we can help screeners understand their biases—or hire outside screeners.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

In a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to predict how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likely to choose to see such an image.

2018年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come down with a cold, and the researchers calculated that the stress-reducing effects of hugging explained about 32 percent of that beneficial effect.

2017年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Strangers are inherently unfamiliar to us, so we are more likely to feel anxious when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances.

2015年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court's decisions will be accepted as impartial judgments.

2012年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

That would make rulings more likely to be seen as separate from politics and, as a result, convincing as law.

2012年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors attribute to "less codified decision making process" and the possible presence of "younger and less experienced managers who are more likely to b

2016年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

The likelihood of being named in a federal class-action lawsuit also increases, and the stock is likely to perform worse.

2011年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The most likely reason for departing a board was age, so the researchers concentrated on those "surprise" disappearances by directors under the age of 70.

2011年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The new ultra-low emission zone Ulez is likely to be a big issue in next year's mayoral election.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The US Supreme Court frowns on sex-based classifications unless they are designed to address an "important" policy interest, Because the California law applies to all boards, even where there is no history of prior discrimination, courts are likely to rul

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies such as News International, she thought, making it more likely that it would lose its way as it had with widespread illegal telephone hacking.

2015年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Those things might be social, sporting, creative or completely random -It doesn't matter, so long as they're enjoyable, and not likely to have negative side effects, such as drinking too much alcohol or going on a wild spending spree if you're on a tight

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

To find out, the researches controlled for various factors that might make firms more likely to invest like size, industry, and sales -- and for indicators that a place was desirable to live in, like growth in wages or population.

2016年考研真题(英语二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets not the likely extent of bad debts.

2010年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Today's farm laborers, while still predominantly born in Mexico, are more likely to be settled rather than migrating and more likely to be married than single.

2019年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Unfortunately, the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great.

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

with the use of eye-tracking technology, Julia minson of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government concluded that eye contact can signal very different kinds of messages, depending on the situation While eye contact may be a sign of connection or trust in

2020年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more public servi

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about;

    "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"

    "she is likely to forget"

    "a likely place for a restaurant"

    "the broken limb is likely to fall"

    "rain is likely"

    "a likely topic for investigation"

    "likely candidates for the job"

  • 2. likely but not certain to be or become true or real;

    "a likely result"

    "he foresaw a probable loss"

  • 3. expected to become or be; in prospect;

    "potential clients"

    "expected income"

  • 4. within the realm of credibility;

    "not a very likely excuse"

    "a plausible story"

Adverb
  • 1. with considerable certainty; without much doubt;

    "He is probably out of the country"

    "in all likelihood we are headed for war"

同义词辨析

liable, apt, likely, prone, subject

这些形容词均含"倾向于……的;易于……的"之意。

  • liable: 指易于产生某种不利的结果,侧重偶然性,常表示警告或提醒。
  • apt: 口语中常用,指自然的或习惯的倾向,无特殊的褒贬意味,常指在一般情况下发生的事。
  • likely: 侧重可能性,用于指将来,预言希望或所不希望的结果。
  • prone: 多用于人,着重其本性,或倾向于某种错误、弱点或不良行为等。
  • subject: 指确实可以察觉的倾向,也就是总结出来的规律。

反义词

adj.很可能的

unlikely

其他释义

unlikely

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