enable
verb[T]
uk/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/us/ɪˈneɪ.bəl/B2
to make someoneableto do something, or to make somethingpossible:
使能够;使可能[+ to infinitive]Computerization should enable ustocutproductioncostsbyhalf.实现计算机化可以使我们的生产成本减半。
psychologyspecialized
toallowor make itpossiblefor someone tobehavein a way thatdamagesthem:
It iswrongto enable orsupportanyaddicttobecomere-addicted to anydrug.
Parents must alwaysaskthemselves if they are enablingtheirchild'sdruguse.
- Sometestsenable you tofindout thesexofyourbabybefore it'sborn.
- Only goodteamworkwill enable us to get thejobdone ontime.
- I'mlookingfor ajobwhich will enable me todevelopmyskills.
- Thesophisticatedavionicsenable thehelicoptertooperateatnight.
- Computerization has enabled us to do away with a lot ofpaperwork.
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turnidiom
- abet
- accommodative
- aid
- any port in a stormidiom
- assist
- assistance
- bridge
- carry
- givesomeonea leg upidiom
- give/lendsomeonea helping handidiom
- go a long way toward(s) doingsomethingidiom
- hang
- platform
- share a platformidiom
- solid
- start(something)off
- succour
- supportively
- supportiveness
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Allowing and permitting
Grammar
Enable
When you enable something, you make it possible for something to happen:…