unlikely

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'laikli/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLB1

Definitions

adj.

Not probable; not expected to happen or be true

不太可能的;未必会发生的

adv.

In an improbable manner

不大可能地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
unnot, reversal
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likeother
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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    An unlikely candidate emerged as the frontrunner in the race.

  • 2.

    It is unlikely to rain tomorrow according to the weather forecast.

  • 3.

    The unlikely friendship between the two rivals surprised everyone.

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