tolerable

英 [ˈtɒlərəbl]

美 [ˈtɑːlərəbl]

adj.  尚好的; 过得去的; 还可以的; 可接受的; 可忍受的; 可容忍的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 尚好的；过得去的；还可以的
  fairly good, but not of the best quality
  1. a tolerable degree of success
     说得过去的成功
• 可接受的；可忍受的；可容忍的
  that you can accept or bear, although unpleasant or painful
  1. At times, the heat was barely tolerable.
     有时天气炎热得几乎令人难以忍受。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 可忍受的;可容忍的
  If you describe something astolerable, you mean that you can bear it, even though it is unpleasant or painful.
  1. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual…
     对疼痛的耐受程度因人而异，差别很大。
  2. He described their living conditions as tolerable.
     他把他们的生活条件描述为“尚可忍受”。
• ADJ-GRADED 过得去的;还可以的
  If you describe something astolerable, you mean that it is fairly good and reasonably satisfactory, but not of the highest quality or standard.
  1. He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease...
     他刚过午夜就睡着了，睡得还算安稳。
  2. Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
     城里有什么过得去的地方可以吃饭吗？

英英释义

adj

• about average
  1. more than adequate as a secretary
  Synonym:adequatepassablefair to middling
• capable of being borne or endured
  1. the climate is at least tolerable

双语例句

• However, they add, new effective and tolerable agents are needed to improve survival in older patients.
  他们补充说，而提高更大年龄患者的生存率还需要新的有效的相容的因子。
• If needed, you can use an over-the-counter pain reliever like acetaminophen until the pain is tolerable.
  如果需要，你可以使用非处方的止疼药，比如退热净，直到受伤部位的疼痛可以忍受为止。
• Some inequality is inevitable, and there seem to be three principal factors that make it more tolerable.
  某些不平等是不可避免的，其之所以更可容忍，似乎是因为下面三个主要因素。
• We had a very tolerable ie excellent lunch.
  我们吃了顿很不错的午饭。
• Vasan, who has tested the system on herself, said that volunteers find it tolerable.
  Vasan在自己身上测试了这个系统，她说志愿者觉得它是可以忍受的。
• People will oppose some of these policies. But mass starvation is not a tolerable option.
  人们会反对其中一些政策，但大范围饥荒不是一个可以容忍的选择。
• She could bear the disappointments of other people with tolerable fortitude.
  她以可容忍的坚忍不拔忍受别人的失落。
• The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual
  对疼痛的耐受程度因人而异，差别很大。
• Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
  城里有什么过得去的地方可以吃饭吗？
• For me it's friendships that make this life tolerable.
  对我而言，友谊使得生活还过得去。