possibility

[.pɔsə'biliti]

n.可能, 可能性, 可能的事情, 潜在的价值

例句与用法:

She saw the possibilities of the scheme from the beginning.

她从一开始就预见到这计划可能成功。

She thought of several possibilities.

她考虑了几种可能的情况。

We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong.

我们必须承认,我们有可能搞错了。

I see great possibilities in the scheme.

我看这计划很可能成功。

词形变化:

名词复数: possibilities |

详细释义:

n.

1. 可能性[U][S1][(+of)][+that]

There is a good possibility of rain tonight.

今晚很可能要下雨。

2. 可能的事, 可能发生的事[C]

Life on other planets is a possibility.

其他行星上有生命是可能的。

3. 发展前途, 潜在价值[P]

He is a man of possibilities.

他是一个有发展前途的人。

4. 【口】合适的人(或事物)[C][(+for)]


短语词组:

by any possibility

1. 有可能; 也许

She cannot by any possibility do such a thing.

她决不会做这种事。