英语词汇“possibly”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

COLLOCATIONS► quite/very possibly

He is quite possibly the laziest man I’ve ever met.

THESAURUSused to say that something may happen or may be true, but you are not certain► maybe

used to say that something may happen or may be true, but you are not certain: Maybe I’ll buy myself a new dress. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea.

► perhaps

formal perhaps means the same as maybe but is used especially in writing: Perhaps the architects can think of a better way to design the seating. The footprints belonged to a large cat – a tiger, perhaps.

► probably

used when saying that you are fairly sure something is true or will happen, but not definite: I’ll probably be a little late getting home because the traffic is bad.

► possibly

used when saying that something may be true, but you do not have enough information to be sure: The swimmer is competing in the Olympics, possibly for the last time.

► conceivably

formal if something can conceivably happen or be true, it is possible but unlikely: The characteristics of this mental illness are so general that conceivably just about everyone could be diagnosed as mentally ill.

单词	possibly
释义	possiblypossibly /ˈpɑsəbli/ ●●○ S3 W3 adverb Collocations COLLOCATIONS► quite/very possibly He is quite possibly the laziest man I’ve ever met. Thesaurus THESAURUSused to say that something may happen or may be true, but you are not certain► maybe used to say that something may happen or may be true, but you are not certain: Maybe I’ll buy myself a new dress. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. ► perhaps formal perhaps means the same as maybe but is used especially in writing: Perhaps the architects can think of a better way to design the seating. The footprints belonged to a large cat – a tiger, perhaps. ► probably used when saying that you are fairly sure something is true or will happen, but not definite: I’ll probably be a little late getting home because the traffic is bad. ► possibly used when saying that something may be true, but you do not have enough information to be sure: The swimmer is competing in the Olympics, possibly for the last time. ► conceivably formal if something can conceivably happen or be true, it is possible but unlikely: The characteristics of this mental illness are so general that conceivably just about everyone could be diagnosed as mentally ill. 1used to say that something may be true or likely, although you are not certain SYN maybe, perhaps: He’s going to stay at least three weeks, possibly longer.quite/very possibly He is quite possibly the laziest man I’ve ever met.► see thesaurus at maybe2used with modal verbs, especially “can” and “could,” to emphasize that something is or is not possible: I have everything I could possibly need. You can’t possibly go to all those stores in one day.3used with modal verbs, especially “can” and “could,” to emphasize that someone will do or has done everything he or she can to help or to achieve something: We contributed as much as we possibly could to the campaign.4could/can you possibly...? spoken said when politely asking someone to do something: Could you possibly wait until later to practice?5spoken used with modal verbs, especially “can” and “could,” to emphasize that you are very surprised or shocked by something, or that you cannot understand it: How could anyone possibly do that to her?
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