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
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
英英解釋
例句
"I began to see the possibility of an outcome that might be of use to me, " he says.
“我開始看到,有可能出現對我有用的成果。”
He regards "a jihadist victory" in Pakistan as "neither imminent nor inevitable. . . [but] a real possibility that needs to be assessed" .
他認為在巴基斯坦的“圣戰勝利”“既不是很快就會來臨也不是不可避免……[但]真正的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.
霍金稱他或許會移居加拿大,以此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.
他再不認為,她可能給他設置了什么圈套。
No matter how much care is taken in making any decision, a negative or unintended outcome is always a possibility.
不管決策時多么謹慎,總可能會出現一些負面的或料想不到的結果。
Typically, there is an adequate number of inodes associated with a file system, but running out of inodes is always a possibility.
通常,與一個文件系統相關聯的inode的數目足夠多,但耗盡inode的可能性始終存在。
Well, there is also a possibility of using function names for recursion, but you will soon see that this is often impractical nowadays.
當然還有可能在遞歸調用中使用函數名稱,但是你將很快看到在當下他通常不大實用。
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,而德國也毫無疑問會加入這次援助計劃。
President Barack Obama has said the biggest threat to US security is the possibility of a terrorist organisation obtaining a nuclear weapon.
奧巴馬總統稱,如果恐怖組織得到核武器,這將是對美國安全的最大威脅。
Until yesterday, the project was just a possibility, but now it has become a real probability.
直至昨天,這項項目還只是一個理論可能性,而現在卻成了真正有可能的事了。
Many experts see a state or city default as a real possibility in the next few years.
許多專家認為,作為一個在未來數年的實際可能性州或城市的默認。
Would he or she be depersonalized, deprived of any possibility ever of developing their own unique sense of identity and personhood?
他或她將被人格化,自己的獨特和人格都被阻礙?
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.
我會做一切有可能的事讓我出現在下周在家鄉舉辦的大獎賽上并且考慮到它是否具有競爭力是至少得。
If our system did not require identifying characteristics of both of these entities it would be left open to the possibility of fraud.
如果我們的系統不要求這兩個實體的標識性特征,那將為詐騙行為大開方便之門。
Nobody knows how much probability there is that the unrecoverable and fatal accidents with a tiny possibility happen to you or me.
誰知道那不可修復不能殘喘的小概率事件有多大可能就偏偏發生在他自己身上呢?
Both of these numbers seem to suggest that an eventual outlay of $2 trillion is in the realm of possibility.
上述的兩個數據都似乎在說明大概最終2萬億美元的資金量才似乎可行。
When the lava reached the sea, there was the possibility of a huge tidal wave which could flood half the island.
當熔巖流到海邊時,很有可能形成巨浪,淹沒半個島嶼。
Diarmuid: And I'm Diarmuid. Today's lesson is all about expressing possibility.
是的,我們今天要來學習在英語中如何表達不同的可能性。
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告訴本網站說,由于缺乏資助,轉基因土豆研究很可能停止。
Given the recent movements of exchange rates, it might be easy to dismiss this possibility.
鑒于近期的匯率變動,人們會很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,就是她想用舒適享樂的生活把他給圈住。
He accepted the possibility that gases which were known to him did not consist of separate atoms.
他承認,他所知道的氣體可能不是由單個原子構成。
It is one of the most potent factors in his acceptance of the possibility of Desdemona's infidelity.
這就是使他相信苔絲德蒙娜可能不貞的最有力因素之一。
It is perhaps worth a short digression to discuss the possibility of the range of an operator not being closed, and its consequences.
在此值得稍離本題討論算子的值域非閉的可能性及其推論。
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再履行他的責任,這一筆支出是否合法很難說。
It was not beyond the bounds of possibility that they would meet again one day.
他們有一天會再度相遇,這不是沒有可能。
The possibility of temporal variations in the earth tidal amplitudes associated with earthquakes has first been suggested by Nishimura.
西村首先提出與地震有關的固體潮振幅隨時間變化的可能性。
The very possibility of his failing had ceased to enter into my head.
在我的腦海里從未產生過他也有可能失敗的想法。
This, clearly, removes any possibility of testing the success or failure of the new society.
很明顯,這排除了檢驗這個新社會的成敗的可能性。
There is no possibility that human being will be "controlled by computers" .
人類“受計算機控制”的可能性并不存在。
It constitutes a good possibility for rapid evolution.
它為迅速進化提供了很好機會。
But without the possibility of tests, any claim that a "scientific" method is being employed evaporates.
但是,如果沒有檢驗的可能性,那么,聲稱采取了任何一種“科學”方法,都是白說的。
They discussed the possibility of building a new library.
他們商討了興建新圖書館之可能性。
Of the two, this possibility is the more likely than that one.
兩者當中,這個比那個更有可能實現。
With at least one company offering "non-legal wedding ceremonies" in Bali, the possibility of marriage "without tears" is a real one.
至少在巴厘島還有一家公司提供“不受法律保護的婚禮”,因此,“沒有眼淚”的婚姻確實是有可能出現的。
The right to found a family implies, in principle, the possibility to procreate and live together.
成立家庭的權利原則上意味著能夠生兒育女和在一起生活。
A negative outlook indicates the possibility that Moody's could downgrade the country's sovereign credit rating within a year or two.
一種負面的前景預測顯示出了一種可能性,即穆迪可能在會一、兩年之內調低美國的主權信用等級。
Candace: Well since the evacuation possibility is mentioned and I got email today with questions, let me make some commentary.
因為已經提及了疏散的可能性,我今天收到咨詢的郵件,現在我做下解說。
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.
但他表示,如果罷工再進行幾天,本田在華四家工廠的生產可能也會受到影響。
It is difficult not to think of that possibility but I do, even if it is not easy for me.
考慮這種可能性是困難的但我卻在考慮,盡管對我來說不容易。
A last possibility was that she wanted to surround him with luxuries.
最后一種可能,就是她想用舒適享樂的生活把他給圈住。
Chronology protection is still just a conjecture, so time travel remains a possibility.
時序保護還只是個臆測而已,所以時光旅行仍是可能的。
One reasonable possibility for the name's source would be tharanduil, a combination of elements that means 'beyond the long river'.
這個名字的一個可能來源為tharanduil,幾個字根組合意為“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.
你怎樣對待我,我也將怎樣對待你。
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……好像沒有這個可能吧,他又沒有陰靈玉符,怎么會看到你們呢?
"The possibility that the recent weakness in business spending will persist is an additional downside risk, " he said.
伯南克表示:“近期企業投資乏力的局面可能持續下去,這是美國經濟面臨的又一種下行風險。”
S: It has just occurred to me that there is still another possibility to ensure a prompt delivery of the goods.
史:我剛想起來,還有一種可能性可確保即期交貨。
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.
當記者聯系他時,李伏安說,他從來沒有列舉具體的數字,但分析師指出,這個數字應在可能范圍之內。
In this paper, the four parts of the legal nature of the mining rights, the possibility of contribution as the company is analyzed.
本文通過四個部分對礦業權的法律性質、作為公司出資方式的可能性進行了分析。
Such a possibility appears to have been averted for now, but inklings of further trouble are not far from the horizon.
現在似乎已經消除了這種可能性,但發生更多問題的跡象依然隱約可見。
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,幾周之前,在一次晚宴上,馬利基的一位高級財經顧問一口否認了這種可能性。
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,但是科薩稱,相關各國將會確保緊張局勢“不失控。”
Even now it's not such a far-out possibility that you could use drugs in conjunction with marital therapy.
就算現在用點什么藥來輔助維系婚姻也不至于是什么遙遠得不得了的事情。
"For the young people it was a time of excitement and hope and the possibility of a new way of life, " Perkins remembers.
“對年輕人而言,這是一個充滿激情和希望的時代,一種新的生活方式出現在他們面前”,帕金斯回憶道。