less likely

Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble.

这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。

The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely) .

破产的可能性现已减少了。

Employed young men are much less likely to live at home than young men without a job, and employment among young men has fallen significantly in recent decades.

同待业的年轻男性相比，有工作的年轻男性住在家里的可能性更小，年轻男性在近几十年里，就业率大幅下降

Desert are now a bit less likely to see rain storms.

沙漠现在有点不太可能会看到暴雨.

Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40% less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University.

杜克大学的一项新研究表明，有儿童早期注意力问题的孩子高中毕业的可能性会降低40%。

Untrained teachers could be less likely to recognize unsafe conditions.

但是未经训练的教师意识到不安全情况的可能性更小.

It makes you less likely to rush through a meal.

它使你不太可能匆忙吃完一顿饭。

That is far less likely to happen if Congress also adopts strong "pay-go" rules requiring that any increase in payments to providers be offset by new taxes or budget cuts.

如果国会也通过了强有力的“按兵不动”的规定，要求通过新的税收或预算削减来抵消向供应商支付的任何增加，那么这种情况发生的可能性就小得多。

Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed.

那些在孩提时代从事过最多活动的人,与各种各样的人建立友好关系的可能性是他们的2倍,获得高薪的可能性是他们的5倍,失业的可能性是他们的16倍。

Better sewers make it less likely that heavy rain is followed by an outbreak of the disease of bad stomach ．

更好的下水道设施降低了暴雨后爆发胃病的可能性。

This idea is based on the principle that lions and other predators are far less likely to attack when they feel they are being watched.

当狮子及其他捕食性动物觉得自己正被注视着时，它们就不大可能会继续袭击，这种想法就是基于这一原理。

Plants that are growing vigorously are less likely to be vulnerable to disease.

生命力强的植物不容易得病。

The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded , ie is less likely.

破产的危险现已减少了.

Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression

吃新鲜蔬菜多的女性患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要小很多。

Those who expect the worst are less likely to be disappointed.

把事情想得坏的人,不容易失望.

They were less likely to report symptoms of depression than those in the other facilities, for instance, and less likely to be bored or lonely.

比如，与其他护理机构的居民相比，他们不太可能报告有抑郁症的症状，而且他们也不太可能感到无聊或者孤独。

Children who have a positive self-image are less likely to present behaviour and discipline problems.

自我感觉良好的孩子较少出现行为和纪律上的问题。

Regenerating units are much less likely to get battle afflictions.

有再生特技的部队在战斗中不会那么容易积累战伤.

If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you'll be less likely to bring your work home.

如果你在工作之外有自己的爱好，那你就不大可能把工作带回去做了。

At the same time, however, young working women are less likely than men to aim at top management jobs: 34% say they're not interested in becoming a boss or top manager.

但与此同时，年轻的女性工作者比男性更少觊觎高层管理工作;34%女性说她们不想当老板或者高管。

Stronger bridges mean villages are less likely to be left without food and medicine after floods ．

强健的桥梁意味着洪水过后,村庄不太可能出现食物和药品短缺。

Firms are therefore much less likely to slash investment than in 2001.

因此,企业发生类似于2001年的收益下降的可能性变得很小.

Adolescents are far less likely to use seat belts than any other age group.

青少年比其他年龄段的人更少使用安全带.

The employees were less likely to leave their jobs, resulting in reduced turnover.

这些员工跳槽的可能性也减少了，因此降低了雇员流失率。

New schools are less likely to be named after people.

他们发现每个州的结果都类似:新的学校更少以人名命名.

In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.

在西方国家，女孩的犯罪倾向远低于男孩。

Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression.

吃新鲜蔬菜多的女性患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要小很多。

It could also borrow from the Treasury , or , less likely, from banks.

FDIC也可以向财政部借款, 甚至向银行借款(虽然可能性不大).

Nixon was less likely to brush off the bearer of unwelcome intelligence.

尼克松不大可能对他的逆耳之言置之不理.

Introverted people are less likely to respond to happy faces.

内向的人对开心的表情比较不容易产生反应.