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单词 passable
释义
passablepass‧a‧ble /ˈpɑːsəbəl $ ˈpæ-/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Despite the snow, all the major highways in upstate New York were still passable.
  • He gave a passable imitation of Charlie Chaplin.
  • Linda speaks passable Arabic.
  • There was some bread, a little cheese and a passable French wine.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But with the piles of snow that are pushed aside, the streets are only 60 % passable.
  • Her hair was rolled into a passable pageboy and sometimes tied with a black ribbon.
  • It's passable, he says, and it leads direct to Tmjillo.
  • More recently, they turned to the government to ask for passable roads and better schools.
  • Occasional crossings between the two chief areas were possible during periods when the Bering Strait became passable to land animals.
  • Some sustained underwater excavation by Crossley and Yeadon, opened a route passable with big tanks, enabling exploration beyond.
  • Stockwell, with his voice jacked up an octave, does a passable homage to Joe Flynn, the original Binghampton.
  • The recent rain made the little stream passable and the water was very swift, shallow and rocky.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
good enough – often used when something reaches a fairly good standard, but is not of a high standard: · Her grades are satisfactory.· For a beginner, this camera produces satisfactory results.
spoken not bad, but not very good: · The meal was all right, but rather expensive.· ‘How was the film?’ ‘It was OK.’
fairly good: · a reasonable standard of living· The quality of the food was reasonable.
if something is acceptable to you, you think it is good enough and you are willing to take it: · an acceptable offer· an acceptable level of risk· They can't find a solution that is acceptable to both sides.
enough in quantity, or of a good enough standard. Adequate sounds rather formal and is used especially in official contexts: · an adequate supply of drinking water· adequate standards of hygiene
especially spoken good enough in quality – used especially when something is as good as most other things: · I want my kids to get a decent education.· Where can I get a decent cup of coffee?· The food’s decent and the service is good.
satisfactory, but not of the best quality – used especially about food and drink, or someone’s skill at doing something. Passable sounds rather formal: · a passable French wine· His Japanese was passable.· a passable imitation of Barack Obama
informal to be of a good enough standard: · His work wasn’t up to scratch.· None of the hotels they suggested were up to scratch.
informal to be good enough for a particular purpose: · Any kind of paper will do.· ‘How about Ken?’ ‘I suppose he’ll do.’
Longman Language Activatorgood enough
· If the weather's good enough next weekend we'll go camping.good enough for · It's just a cheap wine but it's good enough for a picnic.good enough to do something · Do you think she's good enough to be in the team?
something that is satisfactory reaches the expected standard but is not better than it: · You won't get paid unless your work is satisfactory.· Lynne got satisfactory grades and was offered a place at university.
spoken use this about something that is good enough but not especially good: · The children made the cakes. I hope they're all right.· "What did you think of the movie?" "Oh, it was OK - nothing special."· This book is OK for beginners but it's not really suitable for more advanced students.
spoken use this to say that something is fairly good, and better than you expected: · "What was the food like?" "Oh, not bad - better than last time."· You know, that's not a bad idea.not too bad: · "How was the exam?" "Oh, not too bad. I think I passed."
good enough for a particular purpose, especially by being of a high enough level, amount, or quality: · Employers must provide adequate training opportunities.· Now that we have extended the hall, those small electric heaters are no longer adequate.· Make sure that the lighting is adequate so that your guests can see what they are eating.
good enough to be able to be used for a particular purpose: · We had a lot of applicants for the job but only a few of them were acceptable.· Some low-fat cheeses have quite an acceptable flavour but some taste like rubber.acceptable to: · The dispute was settled in a way that was acceptable to both sides.
good enough, but not very good: · There was some bread, a little cheese and a passable French wine.· He gave a passable imitation of Charlie Chaplin.
fairly good, but not very good: · Most of her work is of a reasonable standard.· A reasonable number of people turned up for the meeting.· We had an enjoyable weekend and the weather was quite reasonable.
a piece of work or a performance that is competent is done to a satisfactory standard but does not have any particularly good or skilful features: · Most of the essays were competent but one was really outstanding.· Ben took out his pen and produced a quick but very competent sketch of the building.
spoken of a good enough quality or standard: · I want to provide my boys with a decent education.· There isn't one decent restaurant around here.
especially spoken to be good enough for a particular purpose: · If you don't have any butter, margarine will do.· I want someone to practise first aid on. You'll do, Simon.will do somebody (=be good enough for someone): · Don't bother fetching me another chair. This one'll do me fine.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounpassoverpass ≠ underpasspassagepassingadjectivepassingpassable ≠ impassableverbpass
1 formal fairly good, but not excellent:  The food was excellent and the wine was passable. He can do a passable imitation of the maths teacher.► see thesaurus at satisfactory2a road or river that is passable is not blocked, so you can travel along it or across it OPP  impassable
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