possibility是什么意思？

possibility

英[ˌpɒsəˈbɪləti] 美[ˌpɑsəˈbɪləti]

• n. 可能，可能性，希望，可能发生的事物；

复数：possibilities;

例句

• This possibility never entered into our calculations. 我们从未考虑到这种可能性。
• That's a possibility that can't be ruled out. 那是一个不能不予考虑的可能性。
• It's only a theoretical possibility. 这只是一种假设的可能性。
• There is one possibility of changing jobs. 换工作是有可能的事。
• Is there any possibility that you'll be back by the weekend? 周末以前你有可能回来吗?
• The possibility of a last-ditch on the part of the enemy should not be lightly dismissed. 敌人负隅顽抗的可能性是不容轻易忽视的。
• The possibility of rescue now seemed remote indeed. 救援的可能性的确很小。
• They made detailed plans for an outing,but they reckoned without the possibility of inclement weather. 他们为郊游拟订了周详的计划,但他们还是忽略了天气变坏的可能性。
• Hydrogen evolution is always a possibility in water solutions. 水溶液中氢的析出永远是可能的。
• Like radio buttons, list controls are powerful tools for simplifying interaction because they eliminate the possibility of making an invalid selection. 和单选按钮一样，列表控件是简化交互功能的强大工具，因为它排除了做出错误选择的可能性。

同义词

• n.
  possibility的同义词之：可能性,实用性;风险;机遇
  plausibility, potentiality, chance, odds, good, prospect, favourable, eventuality, practicability, risk, likelihood, hazard, feasibility, probability, odds-on,
• possibility的同义词之：其他释义
  contingent, expectation,

反义词

• n.
  possibility的反义词之：可能性;可能的事
  impossibility,
• possibility的反义词之：其他释义
  impossibility,

英语六级真题

She was astonished by the professional possibilities afforded to young American woman.
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In 1966, soon after the Beatles had finished work on "Rubber Soul", Paul McCartney looked into the possibility of going to America to record their next album.
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Researchers studying teenagers in Israel concluded that, in that hazardous environment, mobile phones were regarded as "security objects" in parent-teen relationships―important because they provided the possibility ofcontact and communication at all times
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  可能性；可能
  If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen.
  例句
  We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth... 我们以前完全不担心吃糖果有可能会蛀牙。 Tax on food has become a very real possibility. 极有可能征收食物税。
• N-COUNT
  （一种）可能；可能的事
  A possibility is one of several different things that could be done.
  例句
  The government now owns a lot of our land — one possibility would be to compensate us with other property... 政府现在占了我们的大量土地，一种可能是用其他地产来对我们作出补偿。 There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer. 每个制造商都可以有几种不同的选择。
• PHRASE
  可能的事；能做到的事
  You can say 'It is not beyond the realms of possibility' or 'It is not beyond the bounds of possibility' when you are stating something that you believe is possibly true, but which other people might consider unlikely or impossible.
  例句
  It's not beyond the realms of possibility that the security services do bug important public figures. 安全部门完全有可能窃听重要公众人物的谈话。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  可能性
  Is there any possibility that you'll be back by the weekend? 周末以前你有可能回来吗?
  可能的事
  There is one possibility of changing jobs. 换工作是有可能的事。
  可以利用和改善的余地; 潜力
  The house is very dilapidated but it has possibilities. 这房子已破旧不堪, 但还可有利用的价值。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a future prospect or potential;
  "this room has great possibilities"
  2. capability of existing or happening or being true;
  "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
  3. a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena;
  "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory""he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
  4. a possible alternative;
  "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

行业词典

• 法律： 可能性；