probably

英 [ˈprɒbəbli]

美 [ˈprɑːbəbli]

adv.  几乎肯定; 很可能; 大概

中考高考CET4CET6

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.333 / COCA.398

牛津词典

adv.

• 几乎肯定；很可能；大概
  used to say that sth is likely to happen or to be true
  1. You're probably right.
     你很可能是对的。
  2. It'll probably be OK.
     这大概没有问题。
  3. It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs.
     这是她最著名的、大概也是她最受欢迎的歌曲。
  4. ‘Is he going to be there?’ ‘Probably.’
     “他会去那里吗？”“大概吧。”
  5. ‘Do we need the car?’ ‘Probably not.’
     “我们需要开车吗？”“大概不需要吧。”
  6. As you probably know, I'm going to be changing jobs soon.
     你或许知道，我不久就要换工作了。
  7. The two cases are most probably connected.
     这两桩案件极有可能互相关联。

柯林斯词典

• ADV-GRADED 大概；或许；可能
  If you say that something isprobablythe case, you think that it is likely to be the case, although you are not sure.
  1. The White House probably won't make this plan public until July...
     白宫可能要等到7月份才会公开这个计划。
  2. Van Gogh is probably the best-known painter in the world.
     凡·高可能是世界上最知名的画家。
  3. ...a new and probably highly dangerous development in the area.
     在这个地区最新的、可能也是非常危险的事态发展
• ADV-GRADED （用于缓和语气）大概，或许，可能
  You can useprobablywhen you want to make your opinion sound less forceful or definite, so that you do not offend people.
  1. He probably thinks you're both crazy!
     他可能认为你们两个人都疯了！

英英释义

adv

• with considerable certainty
  1. He is probably out of the country
  2. in all likelihood we are headed for war
  Synonym:likelyin all likelihoodin all probabilitybelike
• easy to believe on the basis of available evidence
  1. he talked plausibly before the committee
  2. he will probably win the election
  Synonym:crediblybelievablyplausibly

双语例句

• I probably would have voted that way anyway
  无论如何我可能都会那样投票。
• 'Probably,' I said, tucking in my shirt
  “大概吧，”我边说边把衬衫掖了进去。
• The White House probably won't make this plan public until July
  白宫可能要等到7月份才会公开这个计划。
• If he hadn't been so good at the rest of his job, I probably would have fired him
  如果不是因为他在工作的其他方面做得如此之好，我可能就把他开除了。
• He will probably take your child's temperature too.
  他很可能也会量量你家孩子的体温。
• I think more customers probably prefer a soft sell.
  我认为更多的顾客也许更喜欢软性推销。
• Rest assured, he probably has rather more common sense than you realize.
  放心吧，他知道的常识很可能比你以为的要多得多。
• I think coffee is probably the best thing at this point
  我认为此时喝杯咖啡是最赞的了。
• They'll probably be here Monday and Tuesday.
  他们星期一和星期二可能会在这儿。
• If you put on damp clothes, you will probably catch cold.
  穿湿衣服，你会着凉的。