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。
Examples from the Corpus
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.