improbable /ɪmˈprɒbəbəl/ TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ Something that is improbable is unlikely to be true or to happen. 不大可能的

  例：

  Ordered arrangements of large groups of atoms and molecules are highly improbable.

  大的原子群和分子群的有序排列是极不可能的。

• 2. 

  improbability N-VAR 不可能性

  例：

  ...the improbability of such an outcome.

  …这种结果的不可能性。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you describe something as improbable, you mean it is strange, unusual, or ridiculous. 奇异的; 荒谬的

  例：

  On the face of it, their marriage seems an improbable alliance.

  从表面上看，他们的婚姻似乎是一个荒谬的结合。

• 4. 

  improbably ADV 奇异地; 荒谬地

  例：

  The sea is an improbably pale turquoise.

  那片海是不寻常的淡绿松石色。