rea·son·a·ble /ˈriːzənəbəl/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj 1 FAIRSENSIBLEfair and sensible 有道理的,合情理的 OPP unreasonable a reasonable request 合情合理的要求
Be reasonable – you can’t expect her to do all the work on her own! 要讲道理,你不能指望她一个人干所有的工作!
I thought it was a perfectly reasonable (=completely reasonable) question. 我认为这个问题问得很有道理。
it is reasonable to do something It seems reasonable to assume they’ve been tested. 似乎有理由认为它们都已经过测试。
He had reasonable grounds (=good reasons but no proof) for believing the law had been broken. 他有合理的根据认为有人违法了。
a reasonable explanation/excuse It sounded like a reasonable enough excuse to me. 在我听来,这是个相当合理的借口。
► see thesaurus at fair 2 GOOD ENOUGHfairly good, but not especially good 还算好的,不错的 SYN average She has a reasonable chance of doing well in the exam. 她考试还是有可能考好的。
► see thesaurus at satisfactory 3 QUITE/FAIRLYa reasonable amount is fairly large 〔数量〕不少的 I’ve got a reasonable amount of money saved. 我攒下不少钱了。
4 GOOD ENOUGHreasonable prices are not too high 〔价格〕公道的 SYN fair good food at a reasonable price 价格公道的美食
► see thesaurus at cheap 5. beyond (a) reasonable doubt lawSCL if something is proved beyond reasonable doubt, it is shown to be almost certainly true 排除合理怀疑,无合理疑点beyond (a) reasonable doubt• Civilised society generally only convicts where a man is guilty beyond reasonable doubt.• If we knew that, I think we'd be beyond reasonable doubt.• Once the issue is validly raised, the prosecution has the burden of disproving it beyond reasonable doubt.• It means only that prosecutors failed to prove their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, he said.• Finally, although it is not proved beyond reasonable doubt, most experts agree that dry foods are beneficial to the teeth.• They had to feel, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Bill had killed Sandy.• In many cases, it will be hard for the prosecution to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he is lying.• If theft is not proved beyond reasonable doubt, they should consider handling. —reasonableness noun [uncountableU]
n COLLOCATIONSadverbsperfectly/entirely reasonable (also eminently reasonable formal) (=completely reasonable)The proposal sounds perfectly reasonable.
reasonable enough (=fairly reasonable)It was a reasonable enough question.
nounsa reasonable explanation/excuseHe tried to think of a reasonable excuse.
a reasonable requestHe had refused to obey a reasonable request from a senior member of staff.
a reasonable questionHere is one possible answer to that very reasonable question.
a reasonable assumptionIt is a reasonable assumption that he pressed the wrong button.
reasonable grounds (=good reasons)She must show that she had some reasonable grounds for her action.