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

• Fear of rapid social change made temporary acquiescence in slavery tolerable in the South.
  对飞速的社会变革的恐惧使得南部对奴隶制暂时的默许变得可以忍受。
• 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。
• But this can hardly be a tolerable bargain between financial insiders and wider society.
  但在金融圈内人士和更广泛的社会之间，很难就此达成一致。
• He described their living conditions as tolerable.
  他把他们的生活条件描述为“尚可忍受”。
• 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。
• 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。
• It considers uncertainties in both estimated displacements under expected service loads and the limiting tolerable displacements.
  此判据既考虑了限制容许位移的不确定性，也考虑了期望荷载下的估计位移的不确定性。
• 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。
• It makes it a lot more tolerable.
  让我觉得容易忍受点了。
• 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。