| 单词 | possible |
| 释义 | possible (once / 14 pages) adjn Something that’s possible is something that can happen, something that can be done, or something capable of existing. You can use possible to talk about anything that might happen. If you work really hard for a test, and you show you know the material, it’s possible that you’ll get an A. For a really hard problem like inventing a car that doesn’t use gas, you’ll need to pursue many possible solutions. If you write science fiction, you like to imagine possible worlds. Anything is possible, if you just put your mind to it! WORD FAMILYpossible: impossible, possibility, possiblely, possibleness, possibles, possibly+/impossibility: impossibilities/impossible: impossibility, impossibleness, impossibles, impossiblest, impossibly/possibility: possibilities/possibly: possiblys USAGE EXAMPLESIt also encapsulates the host of worries of possible conflicts of interest circulating around a president who is very different from America’s past leaders. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Another possible target: The automatic increases to the state’s minimum wage that start in 2018. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) From now until then, Spielvogel, an avid weightlifter, plans to throw in as much cardio as possible to prepare for the trek. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj capable of happening or existing a breakthrough may be possible next year anything is possible warned of possible consequences Syn|Ant likely has a good chance of being the case or of coming about accomplishable, achievable, doable, manageable, realizablecapable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do affirmable, assertablecapable of being affirmed or asserted attainable, come-at-ablecapable of being attained or accomplished contingentpossible but not certain to occur executable, feasible, practicable, viable, workablecapable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are mathematicalstatistically possible though highly improbable practicalconcerned with actual use or practice realisticaware or expressing awareness of things as they really are thinkablecapable of being conceived or imagined or considered impossible not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with hopelesswithout hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success hopelesscertain to fail impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkablenot capable of being carried out or put into practice outnot worth considering as a possibility unachievable, unattainable, undoable, unrealizableimpossible to achieve impracticalnot practical; not workable or not given to practical matters unrealisticnot realistic insurmountable, unsurmountablenot capable of being surmounted or overcome unthinkableincapable of being conceived or considered 2adj existing in possibility possible uses of nuclear power Syn|Ant potential latent potentially existing but not presently evident or realized actual, existent presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible effectiveexisting in fact; not theoretical; real 3n something that can be done politics is the art of the possible Hyper opening, possibility, possible action a possible alternative 4n an applicant who might be suitable Hyper applicant, applier a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission |
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