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单词 passable
释义
passable
adjective
uk
/ˈpɑː.sə.bəl/us
/ˈpæs.ə.bəl/

passableadjective(GO PAST)

possibletotravelon:
可通行的，能通过的
Because of theheavysnow,roadsin theareawere passable only withcare.因为下大雪，这一地区的道路在通行时必须很小心。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Roads & routes in general
  • adopt
  • adopted
  • approach
  • ascent
  • bicycle lane/path
  • bike lane
  • detour
  • exit
  • impassable
  • lane
  • milk round
  • multi-lane
  • one-way
  • roadworks
  • route
  • RR
  • shortcut
  • skid marks
  • toll road
  • tollway
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passableadjective(OKAY)

satisfactorybut notexcellent:
过得去的，尚可的
Mary canspeakpassableRussian.玛丽的俄语说得还算可以。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
good enough but not excellent
  • acceptableYour essay was acceptable, but I think you could have done better.
  • reasonableThey have a reasonable chance of winning.
  • adequateThe law provides adequate compensation for robbery victims.
  • passableI speak passable Spanish.
  • will doIt's not perfect, but it'll do.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Quite good, or not very good
  • acceptable
  • adequacy
  • adequate
  • adequately
  • agreeable
  • fair
  • iffy
  • impure
  • indifferent
  • indifferently
  • kind
  • pass
  • patchy
  • raggedly
  • raggedness
  • reasonable
  • refined
  • rose
  • rough
  • scratch
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(Definition ofpassablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

passable| American Dictionary

passable
adjective
us
/ˈpæs·ə·bəl/

passableadjective(DOING WELL)

satisfactorybut notexcellent:
Angie canspeakpassableRussian.

passableadjective(GOING PAST)

ableto betraveledon or through:
It’ssnowing, but theroadsare passable.
(Definition ofpassablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpassable

passable
Passableroads are required, which provide access to school and the workplace.
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Even when the road ispassable, the round trip involves a journey of about four miles, with the consequent waste of time, labour and petrol.
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A coast road which ispassableduring eight months of the year already exists.
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The amount of money required to make thempassableby decent traffic in time for next winter is phenomenal.
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Highway authorities may incur huge bills in repairing such ways to make thempassableto all classes of user.
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Opening up access by repairing the road system and making the bridgespassableagain means that life can get back to something like normal.
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We all know that highways engineers' struggling to keep roads safe andpassableis as much an art as a science.
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I am advised that the road is at all timespassableand that one way traffic is confined to small sections.
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I understand that many base stations are already apassableimitation of street lights and antennae serving individual streets.
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Officials have their pensions and pay secured, not only when they are very good, but also when they are justpassable.
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At the other two mills, the spinning was well below apassablestandard.
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Eventually, however, one road became justpassablewith the right kind of vehicle.
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The first need was to ensure that the roads werepassablefor heavy civilian lorries.
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Under my noble friend's amendment, this section only is replaced by the test of being "reasonablypassable".
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The desert ispassableeverywhere.
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