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　

TOEFLTEM8法律

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
  1. an improbable story
     大概不是真实的故事
  2. It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.
     当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。
  3. It all sounded highly improbable .
     一切听上去很荒唐。
• 奇异的；荒谬的
  seeming strange because it is not what you would expect
  1. Her hair was an improbable shade of yellow.
     她的头发带有怪怪的黄色。

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.
  1. ...a highly improbable coincidence...
     几率非常小的巧合
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 奇异的;荒谬的
  If you describe something asimprobable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous.
  1. 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。
  2. ...her improbable accent.
     她奇怪的口音

英英释义

adj

• too improbable to admit of belief
  1. a tall story
  Synonym:marvelousmarvelloustall(a)
• not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred
  1. legislation on the question is highly unlikely
  2. an improbable event
  Synonym:unlikely
• having a probability too low to inspire belief
  Synonym:unbelievableunconvincingunlikely

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。
• Nuclear war is not at all improbable once these countries get desperate.
  一旦这些国家感到绝望，核战争不是不可能发生的事。
• Legislation on the question is highly unlikely; an improbable event.
  对这个问题的立法是非常不可能的；一个不可能的事件。
• 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。
• It seemed highly improbable he would return to work.
  他会回来工作这事看起来极不可能。
• A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations.
  以明显的讽刺和离奇的情景为特点的喜剧。
• It is improbable that he should succeed.
  他不见得会成功。
• His explanation seems highly improbable.
  他的解释似乎很不可能。
• 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。