1. 用作形容詞,意為“可能的”,注意以下同義句型:
很可能他今晚會給我打電話。
正:He’s very likely to ring me tonight.
正:It’s very likely that he’ll ring me tonight.
他不見得會來。
正:He is not likely to come.
正:It’s not likely (that) he will come.
2. 用作副詞,意為“可能”,通常與 most, very 連用。如:
They very likely won’t come. 他們很可能不會來了。
He has most likely lost his way. 他很可能是迷路了。
用于習(xí)語:as likely as not(很可能);not likely(決不可能)等。如:
As likely as not he’s forgotten all about it. 很可能他把這事忘得一干二凈了。
A:Will you come to the theater? 去看戲嗎?
B:Not likely. 才不去呢。