able是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to have the necessary physical strength, mental power, skill, time, money, or opportunity to do something -- 能够做某事

  • Will she be able to cope with the work? 她能应付这项工作吗？

  • He's never been able to admit to his mistakes. 他从来无法承认自己的错误。

  • I'm sorry that I wasn't able to phone you yesterday. 对不起，昨天我没能给你打电话。

  • It's so wonderful being able to see the sea from my window. 从我的窗口就能看到大海，真是太棒了。

  • Get a good night's sleep and you'll feel better able to cope. 晚上好好睡一觉，就更有能力解决问题。

• 1 intelligent or good at what you do -- 聪明能干的；有能力的

  • an able child/student/secretary 聪明的孩子／有才华的学生／能干的秘书

  • This problem is now being looked at by some of the ablest minds/scientists in the country. 现在国内一些最有才干的人／科学家正在研究这个难题。

• 2 added to verbs to form adjectives that mean able to receive the action of the stated verb -- （加在某些动词后构成形容词，表示接受这些动词所表示行为的）可…的，能…的

  • breakable 易碎的

  • washable 可洗的

  • movable 可移动的

• 3 added to verbs to form adjectives that mean worth receiving the action of the stated verb -- （加在某些动词后构成形容词，表示值得接受这些动词所表示行为的）值得…的；应…的

  • an admirable person 可钦佩的人

  • an acceptable answer 可接受的答案