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\\\"
likely but not certain to be or become true or real;
\\\"a likely result\\\"
\\\"he foresaw a probable loss\\\"
expected to become or be; in prospect;
\\\"potential clients\\\"
within the realm of credibility;
\\\"not a very likely excuse\\\"
Adverb:
with considerable certainty; without much doubt;
\\\"He is probably out of the country\\\"
\\\"in all likelihood we are headed for war\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
I\\\'m likely to be very busy tomorrow. 明天我可能很忙。
They\\\'ll very likely ask for an increase in the budget. 他們很可能會要求增加預算。
I\\\'ve heard whispers that the firm is likely to go bankrupt. 我聽到傳聞說公司很可能要破產。
A rather different fate seems more likely. 另一種大不相同的命運似乎更可信。
用作副詞(adv.)
Most likely it were in the lining of my coat. 那東西很可能在我上衣的襯層里。
I shall very likely be here again next month. 下個月我很可能再來這兒。
You\\\'ll most likely see these animals at twilight. 黃昏時分你很可能會看到這些動物。