less likely

基本解释

But that seems less likely than the alternative.
但是那似乎比供替代的选择更不可能。
Some participants made no choices at all, while those who did choose were less likely to select the consensually preferred mate option.
一些参加者根本就不做选择，而那些做出选择的人也可能很少选到双方都满意的伴侣人选。
As both production budgets and risks soar it seems less likely than ever that an outsider will break into the club.
由于生产预算和风险都猛增，比起以往，似乎外来者不太可能会闯入这个行业（竞争）。

Young people who said they were active in religious groups, sports or other interests were less likely to discuss risky behaviors.
But that no particular stock is more or less likely to outperform the market, because all the information is incorporated in the price.
但是没有那一种特殊的股票是,最有可能比市场平均表现更好的，因为所有信息都是包含在价格上的。
麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选
If he splits his head open and there's blood everywhere, I'm less likely to laugh unless I don't like him or something.
如果他摔个头破血流，我就笑不出，除非我很讨厌这个人。
耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Older teenagers and young adults are less likely to be covered and checked regularly.
ECONOMIST: Children and cancer