scenario

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT If you talk about a likely or possible scenario, you are talking about the way in which a situation may develop. 设想; 可能的情况
The conflict degenerating into civil war is everybody's nightmare scenario. 这场冲突恶化成内战成为每个人的恶梦。

The most likely scenario is that house prices rise again, forcing interest rates up.
The worst scenario is that we lose two or three thousand pounds .
There are several possible scenarios.
Imagine the scenario - David turns up and we're all there, waiting for him.
A doomsday scenario is not out of the question .