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

• 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。
• Overall process of estimating the magnitude of risk and deciding whether or not the risk is tolerable.
  评价风险大小以及确定风险是否可容许的全过程。
• Although by no means a cure, it goes a long way towards making the patient's life more tolerable.
  虽然并不能根治，但它对减轻病人的痛苦大有帮助。
• 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。
• Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
  城里有什么过得去的地方可以吃饭吗？
• The food was just about tolerable, but the service was appalling.
  菜还可以，但是服务太差了。
• But, in general, you're fun, or at least tolerable, to be around.
  但是，总的来说，你还是蛮有趣的，至少让周围的人可以忍受。
• And inequality is more tolerable if its beneficiaries behave well.
  最后，如果不平等的受益者举止得当，人们对不平等的容忍度也会更高。
• 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。