1 [U] [C] (a) possibility (of sth/doing sth);(a) possibility that... the fact that sth might exist or happen, but is not likely to 可能的情况；可能；可能性: There's not much possibility of the letter reaching you before Saturday. 星期六之前那封信寄到你手上的可能性不大。There is a strong possibility that the fire was started deliberately. 那场大火的起因很有可能是有人蓄意纵火。

2 [C] one of the different things that you can do in a particular situation or in order to achieve sth （在某情况下或为达成某事的）办法: There is a wide range of possibilities open to us. 我们可以使用各种各样的办法。