be likely to do 还是doing

be likely to do的用法

be likely to用于谈论可能性，例如

Are parents who have a lot of money likely to spoil their children?有钱的父母会更容易溺爱孩子吗?

be likely to也常与more和less连用以对事物作比较，比如

I think men are more likely to spend a lot of money on food than women are.我认为与女性相比，男性更可能为食物花钱。

I'm probably less likely to go back there than to Prague.

比起布拉格，我倒是不太会再回到那里了。

可以用not或者unlikely构成否定形式，例如

The company is not likely to make a profit in the second half of the year.

这家公司在下半年盈利的可能性不大 。

People are unlikely to listen to him now because they know he lied.大家知道他撒了谎，所以现在不会听他说话了。

也可以使用后面跟that+分句形式的 it's likely，如

It's likely that sales will rise.

like和likely有什么区别和关系

like和likely的关系：likely是like的副词形式。

like和likely的区别有：

like的意思是：

(1)vt.喜欢，愿意，想。

(2)vi.希望，喜欢。

(3)prep.像，如同。

(4)adj.相似的，同样的。

(5)n.爱好，同样的人或物。

例句：

01 I don't want to act like my friend.

我不想像我朋友那样干。

02 Others would like to do so.

其他政府也许会愿意这么做。

likely的意思是：

(1)adj.可能的;适合的;有希望的。

(2)adv.可能;或许;大概;多半。

例句：

Vancouver,4,000bikes,likely2012.

温哥华也很可能在2012年建成覆盖4,000辆自行车的网络。