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。