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

• It is improbable that he should succeed.
  他不见得会成功。
• We are a people of improbable hope.
  我们是一个充满希望的民族。
• It's improbable that a lawyer would give such advice.
  律师是不大可能给出这种建议的。
• Or it could mean one more thing-as improbable, but it was far more sinister plot.
  再不然就是另一种情况，尽管可能性也不大，但那却是凶狠毒辣得多的阴谋。
• The journey that led me here is improbable.
  引领我来此地的那段历程在别人看来几乎是不可能实现的。
• It's highly improbable that Norris will agree.
  诺里斯会同意是很不可能的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Because it's highly improbable.
  因为这是不可能发生的。
• 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。