able
英['e?b(?)l]
美['ebl]
- adj. 能；[經管] 有能力的；能干的
- n. (Able)人名；(伊朗)阿布勒；(英)埃布爾
英英釋意
- 1. (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something;
- "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"
- 2. have the skills and qualifications to do things well;
- "able teachers"
- "a capable administrator"
- "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"
- 3. having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity;
- "able to learn"
- "human beings are able to walk on two feet"
- "Superman is able to leap tall buildings"
- 4. having a strong healthy body;
- "an able seaman"
- "every able-bodied young man served in the army"