1 [U] [C] (a) possibility (of sth/doing sth);(a) possibility that... the fact that sth might exist or happen, but is not likely to 可能的情况;可能;可能性:
There's not much possibility of the letter reaching you before Saturday.星期六之前那封信寄到你手上的可能性不大。There is a strong possibility that the fire was started deliberately.那场大火的起因很有可能是有人蓄意纵火。
2 [C] one of the different things that you can do in a particular situation or in order to achieve sth (在某情况下或为达成某事的)办法:
There is a wide range of possibilities open to us.我们可以使用各种各样的办法。
possibility/͵pɑsəˋbIlətI; ˌpɒsəˈbIləti or ˌpɒsIˈbIlIti/n plural possibilities 1 [C,U] something that may happen or may be true 可能(性): +of the possibility of an enemy attack 敌人进攻的可能性+(that) She refused to consider the possibility that he was lying to her. 她不愿去想他有可能在对她撒谎。a real/distinct/strong possibility (=something that is likely to happen or be true) 很大的可能性 There's a distinct possibility that the victim knew her killer. 有很大的可能受害者认识杀害她的人。2 [C] one of the things that you could do 可能做的事: I’m not sure what I want to study but French is one possibility. 我不肯定想学什么﹐但法语是一个选择。+of We’re exploring the possibilities of opening a club in the city. 我们在想办法在市里开一家俱乐部。
possibilitypossibilitypossibilitiesnoun (pluralpossibilities)something that might happen: There's a possibility that it will rain, so take your umbrella.