able的意思|able的解释-里氏词典

able ['ebl.]

a. 能干的, 能够的

He is an able man.
他是一个能人。
As I had plenty of money I was able to help her.
我钱很宽裕，能帮助她。
She bet me 20 that I wouldn't be able to give up smoking.
她和我打20英镑的赌, 说我戒不了烟.

able

[ adj ]

(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

<adj.all>

able to swim

she was able to program her computer

we were at last able to buy a car

able to get a grant for the project

have the skills and qualifications to do things well

<adj.all>

able teachers

a capable administrator

children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable

having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity

<adj.all>

able to learn

human beings are able to walk on two feet

Superman is able to leap tall buildings

having a strong healthy body

<adj.all>

an able seaman

every able-bodied young man served in the army

Able \A"ble\, a. [comp. {Abler}; superl. {Ablest}.] [OF. habile,
L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful,
fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. {Habile} and see {Habit}.]
1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.]

A many man, to ben an abbot able. --Chaucer.

2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or
resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed
of qualifications rendering competent for some end;
competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman,
soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to
reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain;
able to play on a piano.

3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong
mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever;
powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able
speech.

No man wrote abler state papers. --Macaulay.

4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence;
as, able to inherit or devise property.

Note:

{Able for}, is Scotticism.

``Hardly able for such a march.'' --Robertson.

Syn: Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective;
capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.

Able \A"ble\, v. t. [See {Able}, a.] [Obs.]
1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. --Chaucer.

2. To vouch for. ``I 'll able them.'' --Shak.

"It is my fervent hope that we will be able to reach an agreement that will be satisfactory to all concerned," Mitchell said.
But after the first year, borrowers will be able to convert the new loans from an ARM to a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage from the 13th month through the 60th month of the loan.
The Reagan administration gradually was able at least to stop new spending initiatives.
'Obviously any charitable status of the employer or task would have a bearing on the decision,' it said. Sometimes individuals are able to incorporate unpaid work experience into government training schemes.
"I know a doctor who likes to be able to hop in a plane and fly whenever he wants," says Gerald Walton, an FAA official who until recently was the tower manager at Burbank.
He said one recent trip to San Francisco, booked through Eastern's club, cost $175 round trip. "The cheapest (comparable) airfare I was able to find was $268," he said.
They feel whatever deals we have can go forward." The director general of a manufacturer in Sartov, from which Great Western has ordered tooling and other machinery, indicated "he will be able to deliver and deliver on time," Mr. Walker added.
Brian J. Luedtke, a technical analyst at Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Minneapolis, said he believes investors need further evidence about the economy's direction before the market will be able to escape from its recent malaise.
Five minutes later his tutor was able to assure me that the sixth-former in question would be reading English at Cambridge. That academic intensity will deter some parents, and attract many.
Most of the data, though, is generated on the plant floor and the key is to be able to get hold of it quickly and flexibly. For example, all incoming components from suppliers are barcoded, and the information is downloaded into the database.
But then I had to leave, and I made my way through the fighting until I was able to reach my mother's house." A Red Cross spokesman said many people were donating food to the refugees _ "as much as they can spare."
The nation's past presidents may need more advertising, judging from a survey that found youngsters able to name more brands of alcoholic beverages than former chief executives.
Under terms of the agreement, most East Germans will be able to convert 4,000 East German marks of savings into West German marks at a 1-to-1 exchange rate.
But mostly it can be attributed to the ease with which an island state is able to limit immigration.
A group at the University of Rochester said it was able to conduct pulses of electricity as short as 10 to 15 trillionths of a second without distortion through a sample about one-fifth of an inch long.
"It was hard work, sheer determination, a little bit of luck," Lewis said. "We were able to weather all of those storms.
Yet the IFC has been able to put together sound investments in both continents and in the past two years we have made more than 100 investments in projects costing about $5 billion.
"She'll be able to do everything, including dance," Neuwirth told reporters at Manhattan's Institute Hospital for Joint Diseases.
With improved shipping reliability and product improvements, he said, the company was able to get its products back into several major department stores. He also said Farah didn't have to discount prices as much this year as it did last year.
Because of this integration, Hezbollah has been able to penetrate the other local forces.
By acquiring such companies and their trademarks, analysts say, Playmates would be able to market existing products under its own name.
His business background "distinguishes me as a person who had vision, who's worked very, very hard (and) who's been able to attract and motivate highly capable people," he said.
But if the Pernod acceptances are valid, Irish Distillers shareholders won't be able to sell to Grand Met at the higher price.
"We feel very strongly we have observed excess energy," he said. "We feel confident in being able to measure the heat.
The catch is, you'll have to act fast if you want to be able to deduct a Keogh contribution on your 1991 tax return. While you have until April 15 to actually put the money in, the deadline for filing an application for 1991 is Dec. 31.
"The banks we think would fit into our concept are either government-owned or not for sale, though Deutsche Bank would be able to pay a good price."
"I see no reason why we shouldn't be able to collect everything," said Pennzoil's Mr. Kerr.
Under the minimum option, students will be able to tell teachers they have read assigned pamphlets about health and physical exercise.
I've been able to be successful, and to do what I love.
When the world ends next week, the few who are chosen will be able to park their cars in heaven, says the man who also was predicting apocalypse about this time last year.

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