词组 | possibility |
释义 | possibility When the likelihood of something is being considered, we usually refer to the possibility of its occurrence or existence: • ... a physiological study of the possibility of life on Mars —Current Biography, July 1966 • ... the possibility of reversal is questionable — Arthur M. Gompf, Johns Hopkins Mag., Summer 1971 When possibility is used in the plural with a meaning close to "opportunities," it is idiomatically followed by for: • ... additional possibilities for future growth —Leslie H. Warner, Annual Report, General Telephone & Electronics, 1970 • ... discussing the possibilities for the exchange of students —John Coyne, Change, March 1973 |
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