possibility

英[ˌpɒsə'bɪləti] 美[ˌpɑːsə'bɪləti]
  • n. 可能;可能性;可能的事情;潜在的价值
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星级词汇:
  • posse n.一队;地方治安团队
    n. (名词)
    1. 可能(性)
    2. 可能的事,可能的情况
    3. 可能获胜的人,可能被选中的人
    4. 发展前途,潜在价值
    5. <口>合适的人(或事物)
    6. <古>最大的权力(或能力)
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]可能性 state of being possible; likelihood
    2. [C]可能的事 event that may happen; prospect
    3. [P]可以利用和改善的余地; 潜力 capability of being used or improved; potential

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a future prospect or potential;

    "this room has great possibilities"

  2. capability of existing or happening or being true;

    "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"

  3. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena;

    "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"
    "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"

  4. a possible alternative;

    "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

1. There is the possibility that hypothermia can go unrecognized.
人们有可能察觉不到体温的过低。

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2. There is the strong possibility that such cooperation will prove unworkable.
这种合作很有可能会行不通。

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3. He envisages the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic relations in the future.
他设想在未来可以建立直接的外交关系。

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4. I'm very excited about the possibility of playing for England's first team.
想到可能为英格兰首屈一指的球队效力,我非常兴奋。

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5. Political defeat seemed a real possibility at the end of 1981.
政治失败在1981年底看来确有可能。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. I see great possibilities in the scheme.
      我看这计划很可能成功。
    2. We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.
      我们必须承认,我们有可能搞错了。
    3. She saw the possibilities of the scheme from the beginning.
      她从一开始就预见到这计划可能成功。
    4. We can't exclude the possibility that it will rain.
      我们不能排除天会下雨的可能性。
    5. She thought of several possibilities.
      她考虑了几种可能的情况。
    6. The idea has tremendous possibilities.
      这个想法极具潜在价值。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Is there any possibility that you'll be back by the weekend?
      周末以前你有可能回来吗?
    2. There is one possibility of changing jobs.
      换工作是有可能的事。
    3. Jane is a possibility as a wife for Richard.
      简可能成为理查德的妻子。
    4. The plan has great possibilities.
      这计划很可能成功。
n. (名词)
  1. possibility后不能接动词不定式,可接“of sth/ v -ing”结构或that同位语从句。
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