all likelihood (= very probably) the
meeting will be
canceHed.这次会议十有八九要被取消。◊ The HfceWiood is
that (= it is likely that) unemployment figures will continue
to/aH•很有可能失业人数会继续下降。
like-ly /'laikli/ adj., adv.
madj. (like-lier,
like-li-est) CH13 More likely and most likely are tlie usual forms•常用 more
likely 和 most
likely。1 ~ (to do sth)
| 〜.(that .“} probable
or expected可能必;预料的；有希望的：t/ie most 〖ifcdy outcome 最可能尚结果◊ ricfcets are ZifceZy to be expensive. 入场券可能很贵。. ◊
ft’s more than lifcely t/iat the thieves don’t know
how muc/rft is worth.盗贼很可能不
知道此物的价值。◊ TViey might
re_/iise to iet us do it, but it，s hardly Hfcely.他们也许会木it我捫做岑X作，但这可 能性太小。2 seeming suitable for a purpoise 似乎食，造. 知；房佛恰当的 promising ： She seems the most ZifceZy candidate jbr
the job•这项工作，她似乎是最遠宜
的人选了。a 'likely story (informal, ironic) used to show that you
do not believe what sb has said (
木相信某人的话）说得好像真有这回事似的，像煞有介事
»adv. IFffll as .likely as
'not j
most/very
likely very
probably 很可能：^ HfceZy as_ not she’s
/orgottem aH about it.她很可能把这事忘得一午二净了。not likely! [informal, especially Br^) used to disagree
strongly with a statement or suggestion (表示坚决不同意）决禾可能，
绝对不会：Me? Join t/ie army?
Not WceZy/ 我?’参宰久
伍？没门儿！
GRAMMAR
POINT语法说明
likely
In
standard BrE the adverb likely
must be used with a word such as wosf, more or very•在标准的英謂英语 中，副词likely必须与most、more —very筹词―角：
We
w/7/ most Wce/y 们很可能晚^ 些时候
会见到他。丨n informal MAmf likely
is. often used on its own. #非芷式的北美英语中，likely常单独使用：
We
w/// ///te/y see h/m /flto*.我们猶讨能晚些时候会见
到他。◊ He said that he would likely run for President 他说他很可能竞选总统。
like-1 minded adj. having similar ideas and interests
想法相同的；志趣相投p
liken /'laikan/ verb 1上1:训 liken
sth/sb to sth/sb
(formal) to compare one thing
or person to another and say they are similar 把…比作…：Life is often likened to a journey.人们常把人生比作旅程。
like-ness /'laiknas/ noun
1 [C, U] the fact of being similar to another person or thing, especially in
appear- ance; an example of this 相像；相似 EBCI resemblance : Joanna bears a strong likeness to her father. 乔安娜长得酷似她父亲。◊ Do you notice
any/am办Wce- ness between them?你看没看iil他俩是一家人，长得像？
2 [C, usually sing.] a painting, drawing,
etc. of a person, especially one that looks very like them (■尤指画得像
的）肖像，画像：The drawing is said to be a good like- ness o/the gir/’s
attacfcer.据说那幅画像很像袭击那个女
孩的歹徒。
雇ikes now/? olike(I)
like-wise /'laikwaiz/ adv. 1 {formal) the same; in a
similar way 同样地；类似地：He voted /or the
change and he expected his coHeagues to do Zffcewise.他投票赞 成变革并期望他的同事投同样的票。2 (/bmw/) also也； 还；亦；而且：Her second marriage was Zifcewise unhappy.她命第二次婚姻也不幸福。3 (/n/ornifl/) used to
show that you feel the same towards sb or about sth (表示感觉相同）我也是，我有同感：‘ietmefcnouM/ you ever
need any heZjo.’ ‘Zifcewise.’ “你要是需要帮助或
告诉我。”“你也一样。”
lik-ing /'laikirj/ noun [sing.] ~ (for sb/sth) the feeling that you like sb/sth; the
enjoyment of sth 喜欢;.喜好；嗜 好；乐趣 fondness ： He
had a liking for fast cars.j也喜欢快车。.◊ She had taken
a Iffcf ng to him on theirmeeting.她对他一见钟情。irTOl for your liking if you say, for
example, that sth is too hot for your liking, you mean that you would prefer it
to be less hot 适合…的口味（或愿望）：77ie town was too
- >173 limbo
crowded/or my Wdng.这座城市太拥挤了，我不喜欢。to sb’s ’liking (/ormo/) suitable, and
how sb likes sth 适合
某乂的胃口；中某人的意：The coj5fee was just to his Wdng.这咖啡正合他的口味。
lilac /'lailak/
noun 1
[U, e] a bush or small tree with purple or white flowers with a sweet smell
that grow closely together in the shape of a cone 丁香 2 [u] a pale purple colour 淡紫色；..丁餐紫► lilac 〇办：a lilac dress 一件淡紫色的连衣裙
LiMi-pu-tian /.lili'pjuijn/ adj. (format) extremely
small 极小的.；微小的
CCT71 diminutive, tiny MdMTJI From
the land of Lilliput, in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, where the people are
only 15 cm high•源自奍纳森•斯
威夫特的《格利佛游记》中的小人国(Lilliput)，：居民仅有 15厘米高。
lilo (also
Li-Lo™)
/'ladau;
NAmE -lou/
noun (pi. -os)
[Br£] a
plastic or rubber bed that is filled with air and used when camping or for
floating on water 充气塑（用于露
I营或水上漂?f )
lilt /lilt/
noun [s\r\g] 1 the
pleasant way in which a person’s voice rises and _falls (说话声的）抑扬顿挫：
Her
voice had a sq/t Wekh Wt to it.她讲话的声音秦和而
抑扬顿挫，有些威尔士 口音。2 a regular rising and falling pattern in music, with
a strong rhythm 节奏欢快
的旋律；轻快活泼的曲调►lilting坤. lily /'lili/
noun {pi. -ies) a large white or
brightly coloured flower with petals that curl back from the
centre.
There are many types of lily.百合花——see
also water lily IT»I7B see gild
lily-livered /'lili
livad; NAmE -ward/
adj. {old-fashioned) lacking courage 胆怯的；懦弱的 K7?l
cowardly ,lily of the 'valley noun [C, U] (pi.
lilies
of the valley) a plant with small wfiite flowers shaped like bells 铃兰.... 'lily pad noun
a
round floating leaf of a water lily BS 莲的漂浮叶
.lily- white adj.
1 almost
pure white in colour 近纯白
6^
： Wy-ivftfte sfcm 白晳的皮肤 2
morally perfect 纯洁
的；完美无瑕的：TTiey want me to
con/orm, to be Wy-whfte.他们要我循规蹈矩，要我清白无瑕。
lima bean /'li:ma bi:n/ noun [
limb /lim/
noun 1 an
arm or a leg; a similar part of an animal, such as a wing 肢；臂；.腿；翼；翅膀：’em'_arri- ficial limb 0 For a while, she lost
the use of her iimbs.好一会儿她四肢都劫弹不得。2 -limbed (in adjectives 构成形容词）having the type of limbs mentioned有…肢（或翼、翅膀 >
的：Zong-Zimbed四肢 细长◊ Zoose-〖imbed
0 族秦软美洁 3a
large branch of a tree (树的..）大枝主枝 IT^l
out on a limb {informal)
not
supported by other people 无人支持；孤无援：
Are
you prepared to go out on a limb (= risk doing sth that
other people are not prepared to do) and make your suspicions puWic?你愿意i险把你的疑团公并吗？ tear/rip sb ,limb from 'limb (often humorous) to
attack sb very violently 猛烈攻击某人一more at risk v. limba /'limba/ noun = afara
lim-ber /'limba(r)/
verb .limber 'up to do phys
ical exercises in order to
stretch and prepare your muscles before taking part in a race, sporting
activity, etc.(比赛、体育运动等前）做准备活动，做热身运岛
PCT71
WARM
UP
Hm.bic sys.tem /'limbik sistem/ /?own
(b/o/ogy 生）a system of nerves in the brain involving several
different areas, concerned with basic emotions such as fear and anger and basic
needs such as the need to eat and to have sex (大脑）边缘系，边缘系统
limbo /'limbau; NAmE
-bou/
noun 1 [C]
a
West Indian dance in which you lean backwards and go under a bar which is made
lower each time you go under it 林波舞
(西印度群岛舞蹈，舞者向后弯腰钻过一次比一次降低的
横杆,入 2 [U, sing.] a situation
in which you are not certain what to do next, cannot take action, etc., especially
because you are waiting for sb else to make a decision (尤指因等待他人作决定）处于不定状态：the Zimbo 〇/ the stateless person无国籍人的不安定状态◊ Hfs