improbable
英 [ɪm'prɒbəb(ə)l]
美[ɪm'prɑbəbl]
- adj. 不大可能的，未必确实的；不可信的；未必会发生的
词态变化
副词: improbably;名词: improbability;
中文词源
improbable 不可能的
im-,不，非，probable,可能的。
英英释意
- 1. not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred;
- "legislation on the question is highly unlikely"
- "an improbable event"
- 2. having a probability to low to inspire belief
- 3. too improbable to admit of belief;
- "a tall story"
英文词源
- improbable (adj.)
- 1590s, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + probable, or else from Latin improbabilis. Related: Improbably.
考试真题
- A good system is one that keeps that worst-case setting as improbable as possible while also offering strong protection in the event of a less-extraordinary attack.
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实用场景例句
- an improbably happy end
- 看似不大可能的圆满结局
牛津词典
- He claimed, improbably, that he had never been there.
- 他声称从未去过那里，令人觉得不可靠。
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- statistical improbability
- 统计学上来说不太可能的事
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- the improbability of finding them alive
- 找到他们存活的可能性不大
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- Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.
- 她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。
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- It all sounded highly improbable .
- 一切听上去很荒唐。
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- It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.
- 当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。
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- an improbable story
- 大概不是真实的故事
牛津词典
- ...her improbable accent.
- 她奇怪的口音
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
- 表面上看,他们的婚姻似乎是个荒谬的结合。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It seems improbable that this year's figure will fall much below last year's 75,000.
- 看来今年的数字不大可能比去年的 75,000 差太多。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...a highly improbable coincidence...
- 几率非常小的巧合
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Political action – real, determined and concerted action – seems again improbable.
- 政治行动——真正决定性的一致行动——似乎再次无法实现了.
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- When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains however improbable must be the truth.
- 当你排除了所有的不可能, 无论剩下的是什么,无论多荒谬,都必定是真相.
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- Obviously, cultural an improbable explanation for this.
- 显然文化影响不能解释这些.
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- This was the moment when the improbable beat what Washington always said was inevitable.
- 在这一刻,不太可能战胜了华府一直所说的必然.
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- The reporting from our various diplomatic posts converged on the proposition that the war was improbable.
- 我国各驻外使馆所发回的报告都一致认为战争不可能发生.
辞典例句
- We are a people of improbable hope.
- 我们是一个布满但愿的民族.
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- When the sky is blue , it is improbable that it will rain.
- 当灭空呈蓝色时;不大可能会下雨.
辞典例句
- A panoramic scene in the movie includes the improbable sight of ships marooned on a highway.
- 片中的一个全景包括孤零零困在高速公路上的船只这等不可思议的场景.
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- There is nothing inherently improbable in the idea.
- 这个想法本身没什么不可能的.
《简明英汉词典》
- The film tells the improbable story of a monkey that becomes a politician.
- 这部影片讲述了一个不可能发生的故事:一只猴子变成了一名政治家.
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- The immaculately drawn images and historical accuracy permit the artist to move into the realm improbable.
- 精细的刻画,准确的历史细节使画家徜徉于虚幻的国度.
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- Mr Rice and his factory are an improbable splash of colour on the bleak cityscape.
- 赖斯和他的工厂是黯淡的城市风景中一抹罕见的亮丽色彩.
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- A book is improbable.
- 书是神秘的.
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- Yet , as in so much of the news business , a return to normal is improbable.
- 尽管现在如此, 以后也很难说.
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- Improbable friends pledged to be blood brothers.
- 萍水相逢的朋友歃血结成生死与共的兄弟.
辞典例句
- The " Guinness Book of World Records " taught me to believe in the accessibility of the improbable.
- 《吉尼斯世界纪录 》 使我相信所谓的 “ 不可能”是可以实现的.
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