improbable
英 [ɪmˈprɒbəbl]
美 [ɪmˈprɑːbəbl]
adj. 不大可能真实的(或发生的); 不大可能的; 奇异的; 荒谬的
复数:improbables
Collins.1 / BNC.9661 / COCA.10684
牛津词典
adj.
- 不大可能真实的(或发生的);不大可能的
not likely to be true or to happen- an improbable story
大概不是真实的故事 - It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.
当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。 - It all sounded highly improbable .
一切听上去很荒唐。
- an improbable story
- 奇异的;荒谬的
seeming strange because it is not what you would expect- Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.
她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。
- Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不大可能的;未必会(发生)的
Something that isimprobableis unlikely to be true or to happen.- ...a highly improbable coincidence...
几率非常小的巧合 - It seems improbable that this year's figure will fall much below last year's 75,000.
看来今年的数字不大可能比去年的 75,000 差太多。
- ...a highly improbable coincidence...
- ADJ-GRADED 奇异的;荒谬的
If you describe something asimprobable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous.- On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
表面上看,他们的婚姻似乎是个荒谬的结合。 - ...her improbable accent.
她奇怪的口音
- On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
英英释义
adj
- too improbable to admit of belief
- a tall story
- not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
- legislation on the question is highly unlikely
- an improbable event
- having a probability too low to inspire belief
双语例句
- If you are charged with defending your country, you need to be able to meet even improbable threats.
但如果你负有保卫国家的职责,你制定的计划就必须能够应对甚至不可能出现的威胁。 - He came up with an improbable sounding excuse as to why they were late.
他为他们的迟到提出了一个听上去不大可信的借口。 - While that isn't impossible, I think it's highly improbable.
这并不是不可能,而是绝对没有可能的。 - This is improbable but not as remote a possibility as the market appears to think.
这不太可能,但可能性并不像市场似乎认为的那么小。 - On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.
表面上看,他们的婚姻似乎是个荒谬的结合。 - It's highly improbable that Norris will agree.
诺里斯会同意是很不可能的。 - But improbable events can arrive like black swans, that is to say, unexpectedly.
但不可能的事件往往会像黑天鹅一样不期而至,也就是说,完全出乎意料时就已经大祸临头。 - Perhaps most improbable, their sight improved.
也许最不可思议的是,他们的视力也有所改善。 - Given its culture, and the soft spots in new GM, that is still improbable.
考虑到通用汽车的文化、以及新通用汽车存在的软肋,前一种情况仍不大可能发生。 - There is, however, another way in which Mr Gingrich's high standing in the polls is improbable.
然而,还有另外一个因素会让金里奇不太可能在民调中取得很高的声望。