potable

英 [ˈpəʊtəbl]

美 [ˈpoʊtəbl]

adj.  可饮用的; 适于饮用的
n.  饮料

GRE

BNC.42659 / COCA.20938

牛津词典

adj.

• 可饮用的；适于饮用的
  safe to drink

柯林斯词典

• 可饮用的；适合饮用的
  Potablewater is clean and safe for drinking.

英英释义

noun

• any liquid suitable for drinking
  1. may I take your beverage order?
  Synonym:beveragedrinkdrinkable

adj

• suitable for drinking
  Synonym:drinkable

双语例句

• In places where the water is not potable, they set up purifying systems.
  在水无法饮用的地方，人们设立净化系统。
• DO NOT add any chemicals to the system piping which will contaminate the potable water supply.
  不要在管道系统中添加任何可能会造成饮用水污染的任何化学物品。
• Biological activated carbon filtration and slow sand filtration are used to study the rural potable water treatment.
  采用生物活性炭滤-砂慢滤工艺对农村饮水处理进行了试验研究。
• Workforce, information and financing); essential vaccines, medicines and technologies; and basic survival needs ( e.g.sanitation, nutrition, potable water, vector control and tobacco control).
  世卫组织卫生服务支柱（如劳动力、信息和资金）；基本疫苗、药品和技术；以及基本生存需求（如卫生、营养、饮用水、病媒控制和烟草控制）。
• Containers are flushed with compressed air or potable water before filling.
  容器在灌注之前经过压缩空气或饮用水冲洗。
• Does the factory provide free, potable water for all workers?
  工厂是否为所有员工免费提供饮用水？
• When a receiving water is to be used as a potable water supply, phenol and other organics discharged in industrial wastes will cause tastes and odors in the water.
  当一个接收水是水作为饮用水的供应，苯酚和其他有机物的排放，工业废物将口味和气味的原因。
• Free potable water should be readily accessible.
  提供可饮用的免费纯净水。
• The dorms have TV rooms, potable water, private lockers, free laundry service, and public telephones.
  宿舍内配有电视房、私人柜子、免费洗衣服务及公用电话。
• Potable water means water of a quality fit for human consumption and meets regulatory requirements.
  饮用水的含义就是：水质可以供人类饮用并满足监管要求（符合标准要求）。