1. 很可能
    When something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen.

liable的翻譯

    e.g. Only a small minority of the mentally ill are liable to harm themselves or others.
           在精神病患者中，只有一小部分有可能會傷害自己或他人。

2. 有…危險(xiǎn)的；可能遭受…的；有…傾向的
    If people or things are liable to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it.

    e.g. She will grow into a woman particularly liable to depression...
           她長大成人后會特別容易患抑郁癥。
    e.g. Steroids are used to reduce the inflammation, which makes the muscles of the airways liable to constriction.
           類固醇用于消除可能導(dǎo)致氣道肌肉收縮的炎癥。

3. （在法律上）有責(zé)任的，有義務(wù)的
    If you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it.

liable在線翻譯

    e.g. The airline's insurer is liable for damages to the victims' families...
           航空公司所投的保險(xiǎn)公司有責(zé)任向受害者家屬賠付損害賠償金。
    e.g. As the killings took place outside British jurisdiction, the Ministry of Defence could not be held liable.
           謀殺案發(fā)生在英國司法管轄范圍外，故國防部無須對其負(fù)責(zé)。