possibly

美 [ˈpɑːsəbli]英 [ˈpɒsəbli]
  • adv.可能;尽量;或许;可能地;表示委婉的请求;强调惊奇、恼怒等

possible adj.办得到的 + -ly ...地

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possiblypossibly

adv.

1

可能;或许
used to say that sth might exist, happen or be true, but you are not certain

It was possibly their worst performance ever.

这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。

She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages.

她觉得很难与她相处,这可能是因为她们年龄上的差距。

‘Will you be around next week?’ ‘Possibly.’

“你下周过来吗?”“也许吧。”

2

(强调惊奇、恼怒等)
used to emphasize that you are surprised, annoyed, etc. about sth

You can't possibly mean that!

你绝不会是那个意思吧!

3

(表示委婉的请求)
used to ask sb politely to do sth

Could you possibly open that window?

请你把那扇窗子打开好吗?

4

尽量;尽可能
used to say that sb will do or has done as much as they can in order to make sth happen

I will come as soon as I possibly can.

我会尽快赶来的。

They tried everything they possibly could to improve the situation.

他们为改善局面用尽了一切办法。

5

(与can't、couldn't等否定词连用,以加强语气)
used with negatives, especially ‘can't’ and ‘couldn't’, to say strongly that you cannot do sth or that sth cannot or could not happen or be done

I can't possibly tell you that!

我绝不会把那件事告诉你的!

You can't possibly carry all those bags.

你绝拿不了所有这些包包袋袋的。

‘Let me buy it for you.’ ‘That's very kind of you, but I couldn't possibly (= accept) .’

“这个,我买给你吧。”“您太客气了,可我决不能让您破费呀。”

possibly

频次

  • 1
    ADV 或许;也许
    You use possibly to indicate that you are not sure whether something is true or might happen.

    Exercise will not only lower blood pressure but possibly protect against heart attacks...

    锻炼不仅会降低血压,而且可能对心脏病有预防效果。

  • 2
    ADV (表示对所见或所闻感到惊讶、困惑或震惊)
    You use possibly to emphasize that you are surprised, puzzled, or shocked by something that you have seen or heard.

    It was the most unexpected piece of news one could possibly imagine...

    这条新闻最出人意料了,真是让人想象不到。

  • 3
    ADV 尽量;尽可能地
    You use possibly to emphasize that someone has tried their hardest to do something, or has done it as well as they can.

    They've done everything they can possibly think of...

    凡是能想到的,他们都去做了。

  • 4
    ADV (加强语气)无论如何也
    You use possibly to emphasize that something definitely cannot happen or definitely cannot be done.

    No I really can't possibly answer that!

    不,我无论如何也回答不了那个问题。

adv

1
by chance
perhaps she will call tomorrow
we may possibly run into them at the concert
it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time
Synonym: perchance perhaps maybe mayhap peradventure
2
to a degree possible of achievement or by possible means
they can't possibly get here in time for the funeral?

数据来源:WordNet

  1. trying to soak up all the information they possibly can ,

    试图尽可能地去吸收信息

  2. Software that monitors a computer system to detect , record and possibly to correct errors .

    一种计算机软件,用于监视计算机系统,以便检测、记录并尽可能地校正出现的差错。

  3. No one could possibly take exception to his comments .

    任何人都不可能对他的意见提出异议。

  4. Could you possibly forget about work for five minutes ?

    你能不能匀出五分钟来不去想工作?

  5. I will come as soon as I possibly can .

    我会尽快赶来的。

  6. Could you possibly open that window ?

    请你把那扇窗子打开好吗?

  7. He couldn 't fathom out what the man could possibly mean .

    他弄不清这个男人的意思。

  8. It was possibly their worst performance ever .

    这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。

  9. I can 't possibly tell you that !

    我绝不会把那件事告诉你的!

  10. He envied her ─ she seemed to have everything she could possibly want .

    他羡慕她——她似乎要什么有什么。

  11. He started working hard much too late in the day ─ he couldn 't possibly catch up .

    他开始努力工作已为时太晚——不可能赶上了。

  12. You can 't possibly mean that !

    你绝不会是那个意思吧!

  13. She found it difficult to get on with her , possibly because of the difference in their ages .

    她觉得很难与她相处,这可能是因为她们年龄上的差距。

  14. You can 't possibly carry all those bags .

    你绝拿不了所有这些包包袋袋的。

  15. Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn 't possibly have met before .

    我突然明白他们以前不可能见过面。

  16. Do you think that he could possibly be right ?

    你觉得他有可能是对的吗?

  17. I am managing , but I could not possibly give up work

    我正在努力应付,但我不可能放弃工作。

  18. Their captain said his team had played as well as it possibly could

    队长说他们队发挥出了最佳水平。

  19. I mean , how could they possibly eat that stuff ?

    我的意思是,他们怎么可能吃那东西呢?

  20. It was the most unexpected piece of news one could possibly imagine

    这条新闻最出人意料了,真是让人想象不到。

  21. Exercise will not only lower blood pressure but possibly protect against heart attacks

    锻炼不仅会降低血压,而且可能对心脏病有预防效果。

  22. They 've done everything they can possibly think of

    凡是能想到的,他们都去做了。

  23. There 's nothing more they can possibly do right

    他们除此之外啥也做不了。

  24. It really is best to manage without any medication if you possibly can

    如果你不服用任何药物就能挺过去的话,最好不过了。

  25. We cannot possibly risk so many innocent lives

    我们绝不可能拿这么多无辜者的生命冒险。

  26. No I really can 't possibly answer that !

    不,我无论如何也回答不了那个问题。

  27. That can 't possibly be right .

    那绝不可能是对的。

  28. ' You can 't possibly use this word . ' — ' So I won 't. '

    “你绝不会使用这样的字眼。”——“我的确不会。”

  29. It 's one of the nicest feelings you can possibly have .

    这是一种极其美妙的感觉。

  30. I feel that possibly the majority of these dogs are in the wrong hands

    在我看来很可能这些狗大多数都没有人妥善照看。

前缀
e-adj.办得到的

possibility n. 可能

possible adj.办得到的 + -ity …状态,性质

后缀
e-...地

actually adv. 事实上

actual adj.实际存在的 + -ly ...地

angrily adv. 生气地

angr(y) 生气的 + -ly ...地

beautifully adv. 美丽地

beautiful adj.美的 + -ly ...地

carefully adv. 小心

careful adj.小心的 + -ly ...地

certainly adv. 当然

certain adj.有把握的 + -ly ...地

clearly adv. 清晰地

clear adj.清晰的 + -ly ...地

completely adv. 彻底地

complete adj.齐全的 + -ly ...地

correctly adv. 正确地

correct adj.正确的 + -ly ...地

directly adv. 直接地

direct adj.直达的 + -ly ...地

easily adv. 容易地

easy adj.容易的 + -ly ...地

especially adv. 尤其地

especial adj.特别的 + -ly ...地

exactly adv. 确切地

exact adj.确切的 + -ly ...地

finally adv. (用于列举)最后

final adj.最后的 + -ly ...地

gently adv. 轻轻地

gentle adj.温和的 + -ly ...地

happily adv. 快乐地

happ(y) 快乐的;高兴的 + -i- + -ly ...地

hardly adv. 几乎不

hard adj.坚实的 + -ly ...地

heavily adv. 沉重地

heavy adj.沉重 + -ly ...地

immediately adv. 立即

immediate adj.立即的 + -ly ...地

lonely adj. 孤独的

lone adj.孤独无伴的 + -ly ...地

loudly adv. 大声地

loud adj.喧闹的 + -ly ...地

luckily adv. 幸运的是

lucky adj.有好运的 + -ly ...地

mainly adv. 主要地

main adj.主要的 + -ly ...地

nearly adv. 几乎

near adv.近 + -ly ...地

politely adv. 有礼貌地

polite adj.有礼貌的 + -ly ...地

probably adv. 可能

probab(le) 很可能的 + -ly ...地

properly adv. 正确地

proper adj.真正的 + -ly ...地

quickly adv. 迅速地

quick adj.快的 + -ly ...地

quietly adv. 安静地

quiet adj.安静的 + -ly ...地

rarely adv. 很少地

rare adj.稀有的 + -ly ...地

really adv. 真正地, 确实地

real adj.真实的 + -ly ...地

recently adv. 不久前

recent adj.最近的 + -ly ...地

sadly adv. 悲哀地

sad adj.悲伤的 + -ly ...地

seriously adv. 认真地

serious adj.严肃的 + -ly ...地

slowly adv. 慢速地

slow adj.低速的 + -ly ...地

softly adv. 轻轻地

soft adj.易弯曲的 + -ly ...地

suddenly adv. 突然

sudden 突然的 + -ly ...地

usually adv. 通常

usual 平常的 + -ly ...地

widely adv. 普遍地

wide adj.宽的 + -ly ...地

deeply adv. 深深地

deep adj.深的 + -ly ...地

deliberately adv. 故意

deliberate adj.有意的 + -ly ...地

eventually adv. 最后

eventual adj.最终的 + -ly ...地

firmly adv. 坚决地

firm 强 + -ly ...地

gradually adv. 逐步地

gradual adj.缓慢的 + -ly ...地

lately adv. 最近

late adj.晚的 + -ly ...地

mentally adv. 精神上

mental adj.精神的 + -ly ...地

merely adv. 仅仅

mere adj.只不过 + -ly ...地

multiply v.

multiple adj.多个的 + -ly ...地

partly adv. 一定程度上

part 部分,分开 + -ly ...地

personally adv. 个人

personal adj.个人的 + -ly ...地

publicly adv. 公开

public adj.公众的 + -ly ...地

sincerely adv. 真诚地

sincere adj.诚挚的 + -ly ...地

totally adv. 完全地

total adj.总的 + -ly ...地

truly adv. 真正地

tru(e) 真实的 + -ly ...地

willingly adv. 乐意地

willing adj.愿意的 + -ly ...地

absolutely adv. (强调真实无误)绝对地,完全地

absolute adj.完全的 + -ly ...地

accordingly adv. 照着

according adv.据…所述 + -ly ...地

approximately adv. 大概

approximate adj.近似的 + -ly ...地

awfully adv. 非常

awful adj.糟糕的 + -ly ...地

badly adv. 非常

bad adj.糟糕的 + -ly ...地

closely adv. 紧密地;接近地;仔细地;严密地;精密地

close adj.近的 + -ly ...地

commonly adv. 通常地

common adj.一般的 + -ly ...地

consequently adv. 因此

con- 共同, 一起 + sequ 跟随 + -ent ...的 + -ly ...地

conversely adv. 相反地

con- 共同, 一起 + vers 转 + -e + -ly ...地

definitely adv. 肯定

defin(e) 使明确 + -ite... 的 + -ly ...地

exceedingly adv. 非常

exceeding adj.非常的 + -ly ...地

exclusively adv. 唯一地

exclusive adj.排除其他一切的 + -ly ...地

extremely adv. 极其

extreme adj.极大的 + -ly ...地

fairly adv. 相当地

fair adj.公正的 + -ly ...地

fortunately adv. 幸运地

fortun(e) 运气 + -ate 具有...的 + -ly ...地

freely adv. 自由地

free adj.不受他人控制的 + -ly ...地

frequently adv. 频繁地

frequent adj.频繁的 + -ly ...地

generally adv. 通常地

general adj.全体的 + -ly ...地

greatly adv. 非常

great adj.超乎寻常的 + -ly ...地

highly adv.

high adj.高的 + -ly ...地

increasingly adv. 越来越多地

increas(e) 增加 + -ing 形容词后缀 + -ly ...地

instantly adv. 立刻

instant adj.立刻的 + -ly ...地

largely adv. 主要地

large adj.大的 + -ly ...地

lightly adv. 轻柔地

light n.光 + -ly ...地

mostly adv. 主要地

most det.&pro.最大的 + -ly ...地

namely adv.

name n.名字 + -ly ...地

naturally adv. 顺理成章地

natural adj.大自然的 + -ly ...地

necessarily adv. 必要地

necessar(y) 必要的 + -ly ...地

newly adv. 最近

new adj.新的 + -ly ...地

normally adv. 正常地

normal adj.正常的 + -ly ...地

obviously adv. 明显地

obvious 明显的 + -ly ...地

occasionally adv. 偶尔地

occasional adj.不经常的 + -ly ...地

orderly adj. 有秩序的

order n.次序 + -ly ...地

practically adv. 几乎

practical adj.实践的 + -ly ...地

presently adv. 目前

present adj.在场的 + -ly ...地

previously adv. 先前

previous adj.以前的 + -ly ...地

primarily adv. 主要地

primary adj.首要的 + -ly ...地

purely adv. 仅仅

pure adj.纯粹的 + -ly ...地

rapidly adv. 迅速地

rapid adj.快的 + -ly ...地

readily adv. 便利地

read(y) 预备好了的状态 + -ly ...地

regularly adv. 有规律地

regular adj.恒定的 + -ly ...地

relatively adv. 相当程度上

relative adj.相关的 + -ly ...地

repeatedly adv. 反复地

repeated vt.重复 + -ly ...地

respectively adv. 分别地

respective adj.各自的 + -ly ...地

roughly adv. 粗略地

rough adj.不平滑的 + -ly ...地

scarcely adv. 勉强

scarce adj.缺乏的 + -ly ...地

secondly adv. 其次

second num.第二 + -ly ...地

separately adv. 分别地

separate adj.分离的 + -ly ...地

severely adv. 严重地

severe adj.非常的 + -ly ...地

sharply adv. 尖刻地

sharp adj.锋利的 + -ly ...地

shortly adv. 不多时

short adj.短的 + -ly ...地

similarly adv. 相似地

similar adj.相似的 + -ly ...地

simply adv. (强调简单)仅仅,只,不过

simple adj.简明的 + -ly ...地

slightly adv. 轻微地

slight adj.少量的 + -ly ...地

smoothly adv. 平稳地

smooth adj.光滑的 + -ly ...地

solely adv. 唯一地

sole n.脚底 + -ly ...地

steadily adv. 稳定地

steady adj.稳固的 + -ly ...地

strictly adv. 严格地

strict adj.严格的 + -ly ...地

strongly adv. 强烈地

strong adj.强劲的 + -ly ...地

successfully adv. 成功地

successful adj.成功的 + -ly ...地

surely adv. (对自己的话很有把握,希望他人同意)想必

sure adj.确信的 + -ly ...地

surprisingly adv. 惊人地

surprising adj.出人意料的 + -ly ...地

unlikely adj. 不大可能发生的

un- 否定 + like 像 + -ly ...地

virtually adv. 实际上

virtual 实质的 + -ly ...地

wholly adv. 完全地

whol(e) 整体 + -ly ...地

elderly adj. 老年人

elder adj.年龄较大的 + -ly ...地

barely adv. 仅仅

bare 缺少的 + -ly ...地

invariably adv. 一成不变

in- 不,无 + variabl(e) 可变的 + -ly ...地

incidentally adv. (引出新话题、附加信息、或临时想到的问题)顺便提一句

incident n.事件 + -al ...的 + -ly ...地

literally adv. 按字面

literal adj.按字面常用意义理解的 + -ly ...地

seemingly adv. 看似

seeming adj.表面上的 + -ly ...地