able

英[ˈeɪbl]美[ˈeɪbl]

adj.能（够），聪明能干的；

比较级：abler;

*高级：ablest;

英语六级真题

Many have argued that the women designers of this time were able to project their own clothing values into a new style.

Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of Friends, a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on their remote control.

Clearly, richer societies are able to provide environmental improvements which lie well beyond the reach of poorer communities.

They didn't work anywhere and all the time – they were better able to manage their work, Moen said.

They are better able to cope with the global climate change.

In a competitive work environment, employers are able to use technology to demand more from their employees rather than motivating workers with flexibility that benefits them.

It’s no surprise that high-profile athletes can influence children’s eating behaviors, but the scientists were able to quantify how prevalent these endorsements are in the children’s environment.

Students are not able to apply prior knowledge to new problems.

Still, Jones represents a small percentage of first-generation students who are able to gain entry into more elite universities, which are often known for robust financial aid packages and remarkably high graduation rates for first-generation students.

Our society depends on them being able to make critical decisions about their own medical treatment say, or what we must do about global energy needs and demands.

Fortunately for the planet, social science and behavioural economics may be able to do that for us.

If a team manager exemplifies such qualities, then the team as a whole would be better able to realize their potential and achieve their objectives.

"They were able to walk fester, had improved balance, and were also able to get up out of a chair faster than the control group," Starr says.

And to get at the contents of a single iPhone, the government says it needs a court order and Apple's help to write new code; in earlier versions of the iPhone, ones that were created before Apple found religion on 热衷于 privacy, the Fbi might have been abl

And with it, I was able to print the first garment, a red Jacket that had the word "Freedom" embedded into it.

At least taxpayers should be able to decide what students will study on the public dime.

Experts said that whether or not Apple loses this specific case, measures that it could put into place in the future will almost certainly be able to further limit the government's reach.

If Apple alters the security model of future iPhones so that even its own engineers' "reasonable assistance" will not be able to crack a given device when compelled by the government, a precedent set in this case might lose its lasting force.

If you're able to come this afternoon, you can give your name to the sales manager and they will be able to assist you.

In a competitive work environment, employers are able to use technology to demand more from their employees rather than motivating workers with flexibility that benefits them.

It literally is like something in a dream to remember what it's like to actually be able to go out and put in a day's work and receive a day's pay.

It's a rare thing for anybody to be able to change who they really are.

Meanwhile, there're few who're willing and able to perform jobs requiring a petroleum engineering major, so the value of one more of those people is very high.

Men aspired to be able to show off their 6 packs or their V-shaped backs and there's a growing market of slimming pills aimed at men, too.

Music, I don't especially love life on the road, but I figure if you are lucky enough to be able to do what you truly love doing, you've got the ultimate of life.

Nearly a decade ago it was predicted that viewers of "Friends", a popular situation comedy, would soon be able to purchase a sweater like Jennifer Aniston's with a few taps on their remote control.

Otherwise, no fish are able to survive in the naturally toxic lake.

Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one—industrialization.

Perhaps you're bringing your unique knowledge and gaining access to someone else's professional network, or Maybe you're able to learn a new skill by working with someone.

Ruel says in the 1980s Thailand was able to reduce child undernourishment by recruiting a large number of volunteers to travel the countryside teaching about health and nutrition.

Several years ago when my grandparents were well into their eighties, they were faced with the reality of no longer being able to adequately care for themselves.

She says she is able to take Zumba exercise classes three times a week, work out on the treadmill(跑步机), and take long, brisk walks.

So it was pretty certain that the enemy would not be able to understand the code talkers.

some schools have shown remarkable determination and ingenuity in ensuring that all their pupils are able to take up opportunities that may be truly life-changing.

The adult observers were able to reliably discern an assortment of emotions on the babies faces.

The inconvenience of not being able to see the food you are buying is outweighed by the time saved and convenience of having the goods delivered.

The message to young people who might not otherwise be able to afford to break into the business is, "You can purchase this $3 million piece of land here, because I'm guaranteeing you today you'll have 1, 000 Bison on it."

The public must be able to understand the basics of science to make informed decisions.

The report found that although some king penguins may be able to relocate to new breeding grounds closer to their retreating food source, suitable new habitats would be scarce.

The winning programs were able to match the grades given by human teachers.

"They didn't work anywhere and all the time – they were better able to manage their work, "Moen said.

They may be able to handle a drought of some length, and many people use the term "drought tolerant" to describe such plants, but they never actually stop needing to consume water, so Farrant prefers to call them drought resistant.

They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of rain systems.

This form of "self- governance" is possible within long-standing amateur organizations that, over time, arc able to build a sense of responsibility to community members, as well as society in general.

Through satellite tracking of both the herd and the lions in the area, they will be able to determine if their psychological trickery will work to help keep farmers from shooting lions.

We are more likely to lie, research shows, when we are able to rationalise it, when we are stressed and fatigued or sec others being dishonest.

within their compact bodies these minute satellites are able to house sensors and communications receivers/ transmitters that enable operators to study Earth from space, as well as space around Earth.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

PHR-MODAL

（因具有品质或技能）能做到…的

If you are able to do something, you have skills or qualities which make it possible for you to do it.

例句

PHR-MODAL

（因有足够的自由、权力、时间、财力等而）可以…的，能够…的

If you are able to do something, you have enough freedom, power, time, or money to do it.

例句

ADJ-GRADED

聪明能干的；能力出众的

Someone who is able is very clever or very good at doing something.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

能够…的, 得以…的

有才干的, 有本事的

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something;

2. have the skills and qualifications to do things well;

3. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity;

4. having a strong healthy body;

行业词典

计算机： 能的，有能力的；