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单词 tolerable
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tolerable

The only tolerable thing about them was when they went away.Sharing the gnawing emptiness makes it more tolerable.It seems that their purpose in life is to try to make winter tolerable.To imagine that one could have done better may be more tolerable than to face the reality of utter helplessness.The perpetual darkness was barely tolerable.It's just about tolerable until then.When the desire is so great, it is barely tolerable.Without her beloved husband, life is only tolerable blurred.That other writers had the same experience didn't make it more tolerable.I only meant her to make a tolerable figure, without surpassing any one.Privacy, that cornerstone of a tolerable life, is being squeezed from all sides.Instead, central government sends substantial transfer payments to the parts of the union that have higher unemployment and lower incomes to make the union tolerable. Life felt increasingly tolerable.

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tolerable

British English: tolerable ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as tolerable, you mean that you can bear it, even though it is unpleasant or painful.
Our living conditions are tolerable, but I can't wait to leave.
  • American English: tolerable
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tolerável
  • Chinese: 可忍受的
  • European Spanish: soportable
  • French: tolérable
  • German: erträglich
  • Italian: tollerabile
  • Japanese: 耐えられる
  • Korean: 견딜 만한
  • European Portuguese: tolerável
  • Latin American Spanish: tolerable

Chinese translation of 'tolerable'

tolerable

(ˈtɔlərəbl)

adj

  1. (= bearable) 可忍受的 (kě rěnshòu de)
  2. (frm, = fairly good) 相当(當)好的 (xiāngdāng hǎo de)
(adjective) 
Definition
able to be put up with
He described their living conditions as tolerable.
Synonyms
bearable
A cool breeze made the heat pleasantly bearable.
acceptable
This was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour.
allowable
It ought not to be allowable for anyone else to take the child.
supportable
endurable
sufferable
Opposites
unacceptable
,
intolerable
,
unbearable
,
insufferable
,
unendurable
(adjective) 
Definition
fairly good
(informal) 
Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
Synonyms
fair
He had a fair command of English.
O.K. or okay (informal)
middling
They enjoyed only middling success until 1963.
average
I was only average academically.
all right
`How was the school you attended?' `It was all right.'
ordinary
The food here is cheap, but very ordinary.
acceptable
There was one restaurant that looked acceptable.
reasonable
The boy answered him in reasonable French.
good enough
adequate
One in four people are without adequate homes.
indifferent
She had starred in several indifferent movies.
not bad (informal)
These are not bad for cheap shoes.
mediocre
His university record was mediocre.
so-so (informal)
Their lunch was only so-so.
run-of-the-mill
I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student.
passable
The meal was passable, but nothing special.
unexceptional
a pretty unexceptional bunch of players
fairly good
fair to middling
Opposites
bad
,
awful
,
dreadful
,
rotten

Additional synonyms

in the sense of acceptable
Definition
able to be endured
This was beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour.
Synonyms
tolerable,
bearable,
allowable,
admissible,
supportable,
endurable,
sufferable
in the sense of acceptable
Definition
good enough
There was one restaurant that looked acceptable.
Synonyms
satisfactory,
fair,
all right,
suitable,
sufficient,
moderate,
good enough,
standard,
adequate,
so-so (informal),
tolerable,
up to scratch (informal),
passable,
up to the mark
in the sense of adequate
Definition
just enough in amount or just good enough in quality
One in four people are without adequate homes.
Synonyms
passable,
acceptable,
middling,
average,
fair,
ordinary,
moderate,
satisfactory,
competent,
mediocre,
so-so (informal),
tolerable,
up to scratch (informal),
presentable,
unexceptional

Synonyms of 'tolerable'

tolerable

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of all right
Definition
acceptable or satisfactory
`How was the school you attended?' `It was all right.'
Synonyms
satisfactory,
O.K. or okay (informal),
average,
fair,
sufficient,
standard,
acceptable,
good enough,
adequate,
so-so (informal),
up to scratch (informal),
passable,
up to standard,
up to the mark,
unobjectionable,
ALrIt,
ka pai (New Zealand)
in the sense of allowable
It ought not to be allowable for anyone else to take the child.
Synonyms
permissible,
all right,
approved,
appropriate,
suitable,
acceptable,
tolerable,
admissible,
sufferable,
sanctionable
in the sense of average
Definition
mediocre or inferior
I was only average academically.
Synonyms
mediocre,
fair,
ordinary,
moderate,
pedestrian,
indifferent,
not bad,
middling,
insignificant,
so-so (informal),
banal,
second-rate,
middle-of-the-road,
tolerable (informal),
run-of-the-mill,
passable,
undistinguished,
uninspired,
unexceptional,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
fair to middling (informal),
vanilla (slang)
in the sense of endurable
Synonyms
bearable,
acceptable,
sustainable,
tolerable,
supportable,
sufferable
in the sense of indifferent
Definition
of only average standard or quality
She had starred in several indifferent movies.
Synonyms
mediocre,
middling,
average,
fair,
ordinary,
moderate,
insignificant,
unimportant,
so-so (informal),
immaterial,
passable,
undistinguished,
uninspired,
of no consequence,
no great shakes (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of mediocre
Definition
not very high quality
His university record was mediocre.
Synonyms
second-rate,
average,
ordinary,
indifferent,
middling,
pedestrian,
inferior,
commonplace,
vanilla (slang),
insignificant,
so-so (informal),
banal,
tolerable (informal),
run-of-the-mill,
passable,
undistinguished,
uninspired,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal),
fair to middling (informal),
meh (slang)
in the sense of middling
Definition
neither very good nor very bad
They enjoyed only middling success until 1963.
Synonyms
mediocre,
all right,
indifferent,
so-so (informal),
unremarkable,
tolerable (informal),
run-of-the-mill,
passable,
serviceable,
unexceptional,
half-pie (New Zealand, informal),
O.K. or okay (informal)
in the sense of not bad
Definition
fairly good
These are not bad for cheap shoes.
Synonyms
O.K. or okay,
fine,
middling,
average,
fair,
all right,
acceptable,
moderate,
adequate,
respectable,
satisfactory,
so-so,
tolerable (informal),
passable,
fair to middling (informal)
in the sense of ordinary
Definition
dull or unexciting
The food here is cheap, but very ordinary.
Synonyms
average,
middling,
fair,
indifferent,
not bad,
mediocre,
so-so (informal),
unremarkable,
tolerable (informal),
run-of-the-mill,
passable,
undistinguished,
uninspired,
unexceptional,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
dime-a-dozen (informal)
in the sense of passable
Definition
adequate or acceptable
The meal was passable, but nothing special.
Synonyms
adequate,
middling,
average,
fair,
all right,
ordinary,
acceptable,
moderate,
fair enough,
mediocre,
so-so (informal),
tolerable,
not too bad,
allowable,
presentable,
admissible,
unexceptional,
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of reasonable
Definition
average
The boy answered him in reasonable French.
Synonyms
average,
fair,
moderate,
modest,
tolerable (informal),
O.K. or okay (informal)
in the sense of run-of-the-mill
Definition
ordinary or average
I was a run-of-the-mill kind of student.
Synonyms
ordinary,
middling,
average,
fair,
modest,
commonplace,
common,
vanilla (informal),
mediocre,
banal,
tolerable (informal),
passable,
undistinguished,
unimpressive,
unexciting,
unexceptional,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
dime-a-dozen (informal)
in the sense of so-so
Definition
neither good nor bad
Their lunch was only so-so.
Synonyms
average,
middling,
fair,
ordinary,
moderate,
adequate,
respectable,
indifferent,
not bad (informal),
tolerable,
run-of-the-mill,
passable,
undistinguished,
fair to middling (informal),
O.K. or okay (informal)
in the sense of unexceptional
Definition
usual, ordinary, or normal
a pretty unexceptional bunch of players
Synonyms
ordinary,
mediocre,
unremarkable,
normal,
usual,
conventional,
pedestrian,
commonplace,
insignificant,
run-of-the-mill,
undistinguished,
unimpressive,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
common or garden (informal),
no great shakes (informal),
nothing to write home about (informal)
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