possibility

possibility

美 [?pɑs??b?l?ti]  英 [?p?s??b?l?ti]

  • n.可能性;機會;可選擇的方法;契機
  • 網絡可能的事;希望;可行性

詞形變化

復數:possibilities  

同義詞

英漢雙解

n.
1.
[u][c]
可能;可能性the fact that sth might exist or happen, but is not certain to
There is now no possibility that she will make a full recovery.
她現在已不可能完全康復。
He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.
他拒絕排除增稅的可能性。
It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that we'll all meet again one day.
我們大家將來有一天再度聚在一起,并非絕不可能。
Bankruptcy is a real possibility if sales don't improve.
如果銷售情況得不到改善,真有破產的可能。
What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility .
過去看似不可能的事,現在顯然有可能了。
2.
[c][usupl]
可選擇的方法one of the different things that you can do in a particular situation
to explore/consider/investigate a wide range of possibilities
探究╱考慮╱調查各種可能的情況
to exhaust all the possibilities
用盡一切可能的手段
Selling the house is just one possibility that is open to us.
賣掉房子只是我們可以選擇的其中一種做法。
The possibilities are endless .
可想的辦法是無窮的。
3.
[c][usupl]
機會;契機something that gives you a chance to achieve sth
The course offers a range of exciting possibilities for developing your skills.
這門課程可提供一整套新鮮活潑的技能訓練。
4.
[pl]
潛力;改進的余地if sthhas possibilities , it can be improved or made successful
The house is in a bad state of repair but it has possibilities.
這房子雖亟待修繕,但仍有可資利用的價值。

英漢解釋

n.
1.
可能,可能性
2.
希望;可能(發生)的事情

英英解釋

n.

例句

"I began to see the possibility of an outcome that might be of use to me, " he says.

開始看到可能出現有用成果。”

He regards "a jihadist victory" in Pakistan as "neither imminent nor inevitable. . . [but] a real possibility that needs to be assessed" .

認為巴基斯坦勝利”“不是很快來臨不是不可避免……[]真正可能性需要加以評估。”

He said he is looking at the possibility of moving to Canada to protest government funding cuts to universities.

霍金或許移居加拿大抗議政府削減大學科研投入

He did not consider any longer the possibility that she might be laying some kind of trap for him.

再不認為可能設置什么圈套

No matter how much care is taken in making any decision, a negative or unintended outcome is always a possibility.

不管決策多么謹慎可能出現一些負面想不到結果

Typically, there is an adequate number of inodes associated with a file system, but running out of inodes is always a possibility.

通常一個文件系統相關聯inode數目足夠耗盡inode可能性始終存在

Well, there is also a possibility of using function names for recursion, but you will soon see that this is often impractical nowadays.

當然可能遞歸調用使用函數名稱但是很快看到當下通常不大實用

Apr. : Olli Rehn says there is no possibility of a Greek default and no doubt that Germany will participate in the bail out plan.

4月15日:奧利·雷恩聲稱希臘不可能出現違約行為德國毫無疑問加入這次援助計劃

President Barack Obama has said the biggest threat to US security is the possibility of a terrorist organisation obtaining a nuclear weapon.

奧巴馬總統如果恐怖組織得到核武器美國安全最大威脅

Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability.

直至昨天項目只是一個理論可能性現在真正可能

Many experts see a state or city default as a real possibility in the next few years.

許多專家認為作為一個未來實際可能性城市默認

Would he or she be depersonalized, deprived of any possibility ever of developing their own unique sense of identity and personhood?

人格化自己獨特人格阻礙

I'll do everything possible to be present at my home grand prix next week and will consider every possibility that is at least competitive.

一切可能出現下周家鄉舉辦大獎賽并且考慮是否具有競爭力至少

If our system did not require identifying characteristics of both of these entities it would be left open to the possibility of fraud.

如果我們系統要求兩個實體標識特征詐騙行為方便之門

Nobody knows how much probability there is that the unrecoverable and fatal accidents with a tiny possibility happen to you or me.

知道不可修復不能殘喘概率事件可能偏偏發生自己身上

Both of these numbers seem to suggest that an eventual outlay of $2 trillion is in the realm of possibility.

上述數據似乎說明大概最終2萬億美元資金似乎可行

When the lava reached the sea, there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.

熔巖海邊可能形成巨浪淹沒半個島嶼

Diarmuid: And I'm Diarmuid. Today's lesson is all about expressing possibility.

是的我們今天學習英語如何表達不同可能性

But Bothma told SciDev. Net that there was a strong possibility that the GM potato research will now cease due to lack of funding.

但是Bothma告訴網站由于缺乏資助轉基因土豆研究可能停止

Given the recent movements of exchange rates, it might be easy to dismiss this possibility.

鑒于近期匯率變動人們容易忽略這種可能性

A last possibility was that she wanted to surround him with luxuries.

最后一種可能就是舒適享樂生活

He accepted the possibility that gases which were known to him did not consist of separate atoms.

承認知道氣體可能不是單個原子構成

It is one of the most potent factors in his acceptance of the possibility of Desdemona's infidelity.

就是使相信苔絲德蒙娜可能有力因素之一

It is perhaps worth a short digression to discuss the possibility of the range of an operator not being closed, and its consequences.

在此值得本題討論算子值域可能性及其推論

As there is no possibility of future consideration being received, it is doubtful whether the payment is strictly legal.

由于對方今后不可能履行責任支出是否合法很難說

It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they would meet again one day.

他們有一天再度相遇不是沒有可能

The possibility of temporal variations in the earth tidal amplitudes associated with earthquakes has first been suggested by Nishimura.

西村首先提出地震有關固體潮振幅時間變化可能性

The very possibility of his failing had ceased to enter into my head.

腦海從未產生可能失敗想法

This, clearly, removes any possibility of testing the success or failure of the new society.

明顯排除檢驗這個社會成敗可能性

There is no possibility that human being will be "controlled by computers" .

人類計算機控制可能性并不存在

It constitutes a good possibility for rapid evolution.

迅速進化提供機會

But without the possibility of tests, any claim that a "scientific" method is being employed evaporates.

但是如果沒有檢驗可能性那么聲稱采取任何一種科學方法白說

They discussed the possibility of building a new library.

他們商討興建圖書館可能性

Of the two, this possibility is the more likely than that one.

兩者當中這個那個可能實現

With at least one company offering "non-legal wedding ceremonies" in Bali, the possibility of marriage "without tears" is a real one.

至少巴厘島一家公司提供法律保護婚禮”,因此,“沒有眼淚婚姻確實可能出現

The right to found a family implies, in principle, the possibility to procreate and live together.

成立家庭權利原則上意味著能夠生兒育女一起生活

A negative outlook indicates the possibility that Moody's could downgrade the country's sovereign credit rating within a year or two.

一種負面前景預測顯示一種可能性穆迪可能之內調美國主權信用等級

Candace: Well since the evacuation possibility is mentioned and I got email today with questions, let me make some commentary.

因為已經提及疏散可能性今天收到咨詢郵件現在解說

He said there is a possibility that the strike 'if it drags on a few days' could affect production at Honda's four plants in China.

表示如果罷工進行幾天本田工廠生產可能受到影響

It is difficult not to think of that possibility but I do, even if it is not easy for me.

考慮這種可能性困難考慮盡管來說容易

A last possibility was that she wanted to surround him with luxuries.

最后一種可能就是舒適享樂生活

Chronology protection is still just a conjecture, so time travel remains a possibility.

時序保護只是臆測而已所以時光旅行仍是可能

One reasonable possibility for the name's source would be tharanduil, a combination of elements that means 'beyond the long river'.

這個名字一個可能來源tharanduil幾個組合穿越長河”。

There is also a possibility not to invert part of the sentence. As you treat me, so I shall treat you.

怎樣對待怎樣對待

Seem . . . . . . seem to don't have this possibility, he has no Yin to work properly a jade sign again and how can see you?

好像……好像沒有這個可能沒有怎么看到你們呢?

"The possibility that the recent weakness in business spending will persist is an additional downside risk, " he said.

伯南克表示:“近期企業投資乏力局面可能持續下去美國經濟面臨一種下行風險。”

S: It has just occurred to me that there is still another possibility to ensure a prompt delivery of the goods.

起來一種可能性確保交貨

When contacted by a reporter, Mr. Li said he never cited an exact figure, but analysts say the figure is within the realm of possibility.

記者聯系伏安從來沒有列舉具體數字分析師指出這個數字可能范圍之內

In this paper, the four parts of the legal nature of the mining rights, the possibility of contribution as the company is analyzed.

本文通過四個部分礦業法律性質作為公司出資方式可能性進行分析

Such a possibility appears to have been averted for now, but inklings of further trouble are not far from the horizon.

現在似乎已經消除這種可能性發生更多問題跡象依然隱約可見

But in a dialogue over dinner a few weeks ago, one of Maliki's top budget advisers dismissed any possibility of such a deal.

但是之前一次晚宴馬利基一位高級財經顧問一口否認這種可能性

Despite that possibility, Cossa said all sides will ensure that any escalation will "not get out of control. "

盡管存在這種可能性但是科薩相關各國確保緊張局勢失控。”

Even now it's not such a far-out possibility that you could use drugs in conjunction with marital therapy.

就算現在什么輔助維系婚姻不至于什么遙遠不得了事情

"For the young people it was a time of excitement and hope and the possibility of a new way of life, " Perkins remembers.

年輕人而言一個充滿激情希望時代一種生活方式出現他們面前”,帕金斯回憶道