| 单词 | probable |
| 释义 | probable (prɒbəbəl ) 1. adjective B2 If you say that something is probable, you mean that it is likely to be true or likely to happen. [vagueness] It is probable that the medication will suppress the symptom without treating the condition. The probable result is that asset prices will again rise rapidly. An airline official said a bomb was the incident's most probable cause. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 You can use probable to describe a role or function that someone or something is likely to have. The Socialists united behind their probable presidential candidate. Collocations: probable date Instead, he pointed to 2013 as the probable date of an upturn. Times, Sunday Times He gave the probable date of the inscription as around 1230. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some historians give 1752 as his probable date of birth; others prefer 1747. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A narrow defeat looks the probable outcome. Times, Sunday Times Before starting a company or making a big decision we weigh up the probable outcomes, comparing the risks with the rewards. Times, Sunday Times If these reforms are taken up, there will be three probable outcomes. Times, Sunday Times To make policy requires empathy, imagination and a firm grasp of statistics and probable outcomes. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 很可能的 Japanese: ありそうな |
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