| 单词 | capable |
| 释义 | Word family noun capability ≠ incapability adjective capable ≠ incapable adverb capably ca·pa·ble /ˈkeɪpəbəl/ ●●○ S3 W2 AWL adjective 1 capable of (doing) something CANhaving the qualities or ability needed to do something 有能力做某事 I don’t think he’s capable of murder. 我认为他没有能力杀人。 The company isn’t capable of handling an order that large. 那家公司没有能力应付那么大的订单。 I’m perfectly capable of looking after myself, thank you! 我完全能够自己照顾自己，多谢了！n GrammarYou say that someone is capable of doing something: He is capable of doing it by himself. ✗Don’t say: He is capable to do it by himself.2 GOOD ATable to do things well 能力强的，能干的 a strong capable woman 一个坚强能干的女人3 capable hands someone who is able to do something well 能手，高手 Helen was put in the capable hands of hair stylist Daniel Herson. 海伦由美发大师丹尼尔•赫森给她做头发。 —capably adverbExamples from the Corpuscapable• All the staff at the nursing home seemed very capable.• Mr. Young is a very capable attorney.• Lord himself was a capable but not an outstanding player.• They've got a very capable lawyer working on the case.• And if she is, surely she's perfectly capable of calling a doctor herself.• Blackburn now look to be the only only team capable of catching scum.• It is this which makes the performance capable of repetition.• If she were constitutionally capable of slumping, she would.• Ideally, it will need to be capable of working in all these media and of being extended.• But it does show that intermediate designs are capable of working.• He seemed to think she would be capable on a boat.• The team desperately needs a capable quarterback.• Rebecca was, without question, the most capable technician on the team.Origin capable (1500-1600) French Late Latin capabilis, from Latin capere “to take”ca·pa·ble adjective →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable or qualities Corpus ability to needed having something the do |
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