b)CANto be in a situation in which it is possible for you to do something 可以去做某事
I’d like to do more gardening, but I never seem able to find the time.
我想多干点园艺活,可似乎总是抽不出时间。
I haven’t been able to read that report yet.
我还没能看那份报告。
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be able to do something• My grandpa's getting old now and he can't do all the things he used to be able to.• Thomas is expected to be able to play again next weekend.• However, further studies are required to be able to reach significantconclusions on the economics of such an attempt.• Consumersare now able to buy the drug without a prescription.• Those bags look really heavy - are you sure you'll be able to carry them on your own?• Once he was able tocommunicate his feelings, he and his wife were able to resolve the situation.• Because of the drop in stock prices, investorswere able to find some bargains this week.• You might be able to get a temporarypassport.• She was able to get her watch repaired the same day.• The men most likely to be able to give the news, she said, were Nestor and Menelaus.• Do you really think the uneducated people they leave behind will be able to keep the artificialenvironmentsstable?• Ammiano still isn't able to make a living from acting.• For example, antsare able tomemorize the path through a maze and are capable of applying this learning to other mazes.• Table 16-2 shows that the first Thatcher government was able toreducemarginaltaxrates substantially, especially for the very rich.• The taxi driver was a friend of ours so we were able torelax driving to the Airport.• In 1944, we were able to return to Hawaii.• Working without advisers and with a poorslate of generals, Lincoln was able toreunite the country and end slavery.• To take the class, you have to be able to use a computer.• After the accident it was a long time before she was able to walk again.
2GOOD ATclever or good at doing something 聪明能干的,能力出众的
one of my more able students
我班上能力比较强的学生之一
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able• an ableassistant• She was widely regarded as one of the most able members of the president's staff.• Mrs Thomas is a very ableteacher.• Currently, such creatures are not able to converse, creating instead relationships closer to the family pet.• It was being moved, placed where she wanted him, and there was nothing he was able to do about it.• Apart from that, if you're able to get about then clearly it's helpful if there's no traffic.• Most preschool children are well able to issue instructions.• They should be able to offer you the support you need at an academic and personal level.• He would not have been able to put a precise age on the skeleton.• She needs to be able to reflect on her own behavior, feelings, and tendencies more than the average child.• Jasper had said he would be able to spot me in a crowd, to pick me out at once.
1able to do sthhaving the ability to do sth有能力做VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, feel, prove, seem有能力;感覺能夠;證明有能力;好像有能力ADVERB➤fully, perfectly, quite, well完全能夠;頗有能力◇He is well able to take care of himself.他完全有能力照顧自己。➤better, more更能夠◇Once you've had some sleep you'll feel better able to cope.只要睡上一會兒,你就會覺得更能應付了。➤uniquely唯一能夠◇Humans are uniquely able to use true language.唯有人類能夠使用真正的語言。➤just只能◇I was just able to make out a dark figure in the distance.我只能看到遠處有個黑影。➤barely, hardly, scarcely僅能;勉強能;幾乎不能▸➤financially, physically財力上/體力上能夠◇She is not physically able to take care of herself.她身體不好,不能照顧自己。able
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2intelligent; doing your job well聰明;能幹VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem聰明能幹;好像聰明能幹◇She seems very able.她好像很能幹。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常能幹▸➤reasonably能力還可以▸➤less不那麼聰明◇less able students不那麼聰明的學生