(1)可能(性) (state or fact of being possible; likelihood) [U][N(of)， N+that]： within/beyond the bounds of～存在/不存在可能性;the～of breaking the world record/man's travelling to the moon 打破世界纪录/人类飞往月球上的可能性;There is now no～of success/that we'll see you this weekend. 现在没有成功的可能/我们这个周末不可能见到你。What is the～of the weather improving/having a sunny weekend? 天气好转/周末天气晴朗的可能性有多大?〖同〗chance，likelihood，probability，hope，odds;

(2)可能(发生)的事(情况) (sth that is possible) [C]： Changing jobs/Failure is still a～. 换工作/失败仍是可能的事。prepare for all～ies by doing sth 通过做某事，为可能发生的一切情况做好准备;disregard the～对可能发生的情况置之不理;〖同〗chance，risk;

(3)(被使用或改进的)可能性，潜力 (capability of being used or improved; potential) [C， 尤pl]： The house is in bad condition but it has～ies. 房子损毁得很严重，但是还有修复的可能。The idea has great～ies. 这种想法很可能实现。I see great～ies in this scheme. 我觉得这方案很可能成功。〖同〗potentiality，promise，prospect;

(4)可能的人(事物) (suitable person or thing)[C](infml)： Mary is a～as a wife for John. 玛丽可能会成为约翰的妻子。

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