1. 词性和基本含义：likely是一个形容词，用来描述某事或某人存在某种可能性或很可能发生或成为事实。
2. 同义词和反义词：likely的同义词包括：probable, possible, potential, foreseeable，反义词为：unlikely, improbable。
3. 用法：likely可以用作定语，表示某事或某人可能发生的概率；也可以用作副词，表示某事或某人很可能发生或成为事实。
4. 常见搭配：likely也可以和其他词组成短语，如：likely story（不太可能的故事），more likely than not（很可能），would-be likely（有可能的），likely outcome（可能结果）等。
5个中英例句：
1. It is likely to rain tomorrow, so don’t forget to bring an umbrella. 明天很可能会下雨，所以别忘了带雨伞。
2. It is likely that he will arrive late, as he always does. 他很可能会迟到，因为他经常这样。
3. The likely cause of the fire was a gas leak. 火灾的可能原因是燃气泄漏。
4. The doctor said it was likely that he had caught a cold. 医生说他很可能感冒了。
5. The likely outcome of the negotiations is a compromise. 谈判的可能结果是妥协。
中文翻译：可能的，有可能的
读音：[?la?kli]
例句：
1. It’s likely to rain tomorrow, so don’t forget your umbrella. (明天很可能会下雨，所以别忘了带伞。)
2. She’s likely to be late again; she’s always running behind schedule. (她很有可能又要迟到了，她总是赶不上时间。)
3. The project is likely to be completed by the end of the year. (这个项目可能会在年底完成。)
likely通常被翻译为”大概、有可能”的意思，作为副词时有”可能”的意思，读音为[‘laikli]，likely在英语中经常以副词形式出现，在《英语汉语大辞典》中，共找到84个与likely相关的句子。
1.大概
例句:The shirt, most likely fabric sensitivity. (T恤的话 很可能是对那种布料有依赖 The shirt, most likely fabric sensitivity.)
2.有可能
例句:The more science belongs to all of us, the less likely it is to be misused. (当科学更多的属于全人类时 The more science belongs to all of us, 它就越不会被乱用 the less likely it is to be misused.)
3.可能
例句:For the fact that megan will very likely die. (梅根很可能会死的思想准备 for the fact that Megan will very likely die.)
4.有希望的、可能
例句:The victim likely bled out from the multiple stab wounds (翻译:遇害者可能是因为胸腔和腹部的多处刺伤 The victim likely bled out from the multiple stab wounds)
likely一般作为副词、形容词、动词使用，如在is likely to([网络] 可能；其很有可能；恐怕)、likely as not(说不定;很可能;多半;或许 [亦作 most (或 very) likely])、likely to([网络] 可能；可能的；像是要)等常见短语中出现较多。
is likely to[网络] 可能；其很有可能；恐怕likely as not说不定;很可能;多半;或许 [亦作 most (或 very) likely]likely to[网络] 可能；可能的；像是要not likely[网络] 不可能；不太可能；不见得Not likely ![口语]不可能!才不呢![表示拒绝或否定的强调说法]not likely![网络] 不可能；不太可能；不见得equally likely[网络] 等可能；均相等；可能相等how likely[网络] 多大的可信度less likely[网络] 最不可能的是；较少可能；可能性不大1. For the fact that megan will very likely die. (翻译:梅根很可能会死的思想准备 for the fact that Megan will very likely die.)
2. The victim likely bled out from the multiple stab wounds (翻译:遇害者可能是因为胸腔和腹部的多处刺伤 The victim likely bled out from the multiple stab wounds)
3. Well, like us, Moscow is less likely to be opaque with people outside the industry such as Philip. (翻译:Moscow is less likely to be opaque with people 发一些含混不清的指示 outside the industry such as Philip.)
4. Most likely one of your brothers. (翻译:很可能是你的某个兄弟 {3cH202020}Most likely one of your brothers.)
5. Mozambique is likely to be first. (翻译:莫桑比克有可能是第一个国家。)
6. Most likely for avoiding surveillance cameras. (翻译:很可能是由于他在避开监控摄像头 Most likely for avoiding surveillance cameras.)
7. But if I saw a lion, a lion would be likely to attack me. (翻译:a lion would be likely to attack me.)
8. Likely obscured by a bruise. (翻译:有可能被瘀伤盖住了 Likely obscured by a bruise.)
9. I gotta say, this is most likely the most boring meal in the history of our planet, so…. (翻译:this is most likely the most boring meal so…)
10. Likely in the same place you were held before the exchange. (翻译:在找医生治疗 Likely in the same place you were held 可能就在人质交换进行前 before the exchange.)
11. Likely where the police jerked his arms behind him. (翻译:可能是把他的手反扭到背后 likely where the police jerked his arms behind him.)
12. The more detail we give out, the more likely there are to be copycats. (翻译:公布的细节越多 The more detail we give out, 就越有可能出现模仿犯 the more likely there are to be copycats.)
13. They… they say he is likely to die. (翻译:他们… They… 他们说他可能会死 they say he is likely to die.)
14. As a result, the Droid is most likely been returned to the hands of the enemy. (翻译:所以那个机器人应该已经回到敌方的手上了 As a result, the Droid is most likely been returned to the hands of the enemy.)
15. That is certainly the more likely to succeed. (翻译:这样的确应该更有成效 That is certainly the more likely to succeed.)
likely作为副词、形容词、动词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有r、likelier/t、likeliest等。
