potential for/for doing sth. 可能性，潜在性
如：
The potential for conflict is great
爆发冲突的可能性很大。
Every child has limitless/ boundless potential for success.
每个孩子都有无限的成功潜能。
The European marketplace offers excellent potential for increasing sales.
欧洲市场带来了扩销的大好机遇。
'The potential for disaster is enormous,' he says.
“这将会祸患无穷，”他说道。
They identified six plants as having potential for development into pharmaceutical drugs.
他们验明6种植物有可能提炼出药物麻醉剂。
The potential for safer cars means accident statistics would drop.
更安全汽车的潜力意味着事故数据的下降。
As a recent report from the National Academy of Sciences highlights, these satellites hold tremendous potential for making satellite-based science more accessible than ever before.
正如美国国家科学院在最近的一份报告中所强调的那样，这些卫星在使卫星科学变得更加平易近人上有着巨大的潜力。
Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs form Antarctica, which is estimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.
一些科学家在研究从南极洲采集冰川的可能性，据估计，南极洲蕴藏着地球上最大的淡水资源。
"There is a large potential for wastewater agriculture to both help and hurt great numbers of urban consumers," said Liqa Raschid-Sally, who led the study.
领导这项研究的利加·拉希徳·萨莉说:“废水农业有很大的潜在可能去帮助和伤害众多城市消费者。”
As incomes rise among low-income consumers, the potential for further grain consumption is huge.
随着低收入消费者收入的增长，粮食消费需求的进一步增长潜力巨大。