1capable of (doing) somethingCANhaving 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!
nGrammar
You 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.
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capable of (doing) something• Redundant systems won't provide such clear-cut results because all of the modules are capable of doing the same job.• Instead, he had proved himself to be capable of great humanemotion.• The system must be capable ofidentifying any new entries or sensesections which have been incorporated into the dictionarytext.• We are all fully capable ofmanaging that responsibility.• He was capable ofsudden aggressiveness, such as over Matkovsky's telephoneaccount.• Now she could relax, she thought, if she was still capable of thinking.• Roman had said half an hour and he was quite capable of walking in on her if she was late.
3capable handssomeone 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。
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capable hands• But they weren't capable hands.• I leave it all in your strong, capable hands.• You are in my capable hands.• Think penitent ... and in less capable hands, downright dull.• It was no affair of his that she had left the Londonstudio in the capable hands of her assistant.• I am glad that the business continues to flourish in the capable hands of Rodney Shipsey - the thirdgeneration.• May the TownCrier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come.
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capable• All the staff at the nursing home seemed very capable.• Mr. Young is a very capableattorney.• Lord himself was a capable but not an outstanding player.• They've got a very capablelawyer 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 catchingscum.• It is this which makes the performancecapable 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 intermediatedesigns are capable of working.• He seemed to think she would be capable on a boat.• The team desperately needs a capablequarterback.• Rebecca was, without question, the most capabletechnician on the team.
Origincapable
(1500-1600)FrenchLate Latincapabilis, from Latincapere“to take”
1having a lot of skill多才VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem有才能;好像有才能◇She seems very capable.她好像很能幹。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常有能力▸➤highly頗有才能◇He has proved himself a highly capable manager.他已證明自己是個非常能幹的經理。capable
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2capable ofable to do sth有能力做VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤appear, be, feel, look, prove (yourself), seem顯得有能耐;有能力;感覺有能力;看起來有才能;證明(自己)有才能;好像有能耐▸➤become變得有能力▸➤believe sb, consider sb相信/認為某人有能力◇She could hardly believe him capable of such kindness.她幾乎不敢相信他會這麼體貼。ADVERB➤fully, more than, perfectly, quite, well完全有能力;相當有能力◇She is more than capable of doing it herself.她完全有能力自己做此事。➤barely, hardly, scarcely (BrE) 幾乎沒有能力◇He was barely capable of writing his own name.他幾乎連自己的名字都不會寫。➤reasonably (BrE) 有一定的能力▸➤clearly, obviously (especially BrE) 明顯有能力▸➤potentially, theoretically潛力上/理論上能夠▸➤physically體力上能夠◇He was not physically capable of climbing out of the window.他體力不夠,無法爬出窗外。