ADJECTIVE | VERB + POSSIBILITY | POSSIBILITY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤exciting, interesting, intriguing令人興奮的可能性;有趣的可能性▸➤endless, many無窮的/許多可能性◇The resort offers endless possibilities for entertainment.度假勝地提供數不盡的娛樂活動。➤only唯一的可能性▸➤further, other更大的/其他的可能▸➤new新的可能▸➤different, various不同的/各種可能性▸➤future將來的可能性▸➤distinct, good, great, real, serious, strong明顯的可能性;很大的可能性;真正的可能性◇There's a strong possibility that it will rain today.今天很有可能會下雨。➤likely很有可能◇A more likely possibility is that it will be a tie.很有可能這將是一個平局。➤reasonable合理的可能性▸➤faint, remote, vague很小的可能性◇There is a remote possibility that he got the wrong day.他搞錯日子的可能性很小。➤practical實際的可能性▸➤theoretical理論上的可能▸➤obvious明顯的可能性VERB + POSSIBILITY➤allow sb, create, offer sb, open up, raise, suggest給予某人機會;使成為可能▸➤see看到可能性▸➤consider, discuss, examine, explore, investigate, study, test考慮/討論/考察/探索/調查/研究/測試可能性◇Have you explored the possibilities of setting up your own business?你考察過自己開公司的可能性嗎?➤accept, acknowledge, admit, concede, countenance, entertain, recognize接受可能性;認可可能性;贊同可能性;認為可能▸➤ignore, overlook忽視可能性▸➤deny, discount, dismiss, eliminate, exclude, preclude, rule out否認可能性;排除可能性◇We cannot rule out the possibility of mistaken identity.我們不能排除有認錯人的可能。➤face面臨可能性◇The team is facing the real possibility of losing.這支球隊真正面臨輸球的危險。➤risk冒險◇We don't want to risk the possibility of losing all our money.我們不想冒失去所有錢的風險。➤allow for, cover考慮可能性◇Our resources may be inadequate to cover all possibilities.我們的資源可能不足以涵蓋所有可能的方面。➤avert避免⋯的可能➤lessen, reduce減少可能性➤remain仍然是可能的◇Bankruptcy remains a distinct possibility.顯然仍可能破產。POSSIBILITY + VERB➤exist, remain可能性存在/仍在◇The possibility exists that she may never make a full recovery.存在着她不會完全恢復的可能性。PREPOSITION➤possibility for做⋯的可能性◇She was quick to see the possibilities for making money that her new skills gave her.她很快明白自己的新技能可以用來賺錢。➤possibility of⋯的可能性◇Careful checks will reduce the possibility of unpleasant surprises.認真檢查會減少令人不快的意外事件的發生。PHRASES➤not beyond the bounds of possibility, within the realm of possibility可能◇It's not beyond the bounds of possibility that a similar situation could arise again.再次出現類似的情況並非沒有可能。➤a number of possibilities, a range of possibilities一些/一系列可能性◇The course offers a wide range of possibilities for personal development.該課程為個人發展提供多種不同的選擇。
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