likely

英 ['laɪklɪ] 美['laɪkli]

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？”。

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。

(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！”。

1. Very likely he'd told them he had American business interests.: 很可能他已经告诉他们自己拥有美国商业利益.

2. 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。

3. The fires are likely to permanently deforest the land.: 这些火灾很可能会彻底毁掉这片土地上的森林。

4. These feelings are likely to make people attempt to overthrow the system.: 这些情绪有可能促使人们想要推翻现行的体制。

5. They're likely to hold big fire sales to liquidate their inventory.: 他们可能会举行清仓大甩卖。