首页英语词典likelylikely的意思

likely

英 ['laɪklɪ] 美['laɪkli]

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近义词believable reasonable tenable

反义词

adj. 很可能的；合适的；有希望的
adv. 很可能；或许

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中文词源

likely 可能的

like,相似，-ly,形容词后缀，来自like.

英英释意

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"

英文词源

likely (adj.): c. 1300, perhaps from Old Norse likligr "likely," from likr "like" (see like (adj.)). Old English had cognate geliclic. Meaning "having the appearance of being strong and capable" is from mid-15c., though now mostly confined to American English; according to OED this sense is perhaps influenced by like (v.). Sense of "good-looking" is from late 15c. Meaning "probably" is attested from late 14c., now principally in American English.
LIKELY. That may be liked; that may please; handsome. In the United States, as a colloquial term, respectable; worthy of esteem; sensible.--Worcester. [Bartlett]
As an adverb, late 14c., from the adjective.

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。

考试真题

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die sooner.

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

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

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

They avoid challenges because challenges make mistakes more likely.

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

The global economy is likely to undergo another recession.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

They are more likely to be at risk of dying.

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

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

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.

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.

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 ( ' , IMO)—the first for an American team in more than two decades— the trend is likely to continue.

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

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

Fossil fuel prices are likely to stay low for long.

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

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.

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

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 ( ' , 渐进的) gains.

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.

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.

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

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

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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 ( ' , 补习 ).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

This passage most likely comes from a popular sales book.

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.

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".

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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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！”。

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the most likely outcome: 最可能的结果

Tickets are likely to be expensive.: 入场券可能很贵。

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。

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。

She seems the most likely candidate for the job.: 这项工作，她似乎是最适宜的人选了。

As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.: 她很可能把这事忘得一干二净了。

Me? Join the army? Not likely!: 我？参军入伍？没门儿！

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.

We are likely to fall into step with them.: 我们可能接受他们的意见.

As likely as not she's forgotten all about it.: 很可能她把这事忘得一干二净了.

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.

The wording is likely to lead to ambiguity.: 这种措词可能会引出歧义.

A team which is full of enthusiasm is more likely to win.: 情绪高涨的球队更可能获胜.

This is as difficult a problem as you are likely to meet.: 像这样的难题,你可能会碰到.

It's so cloudy and cold that it's likely to snow.: 天气又阴又冷,大半要下雪.

Eating and drinking too much is likely to give one stomach trouble.: 暴食暴饮容易得胃病.

He's not likely to come tonight.: 他今晚不见得会来.

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.

The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.: 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

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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