capable of (doing) something

CANhaving the qualities or ability needed to do something 有能力做某事

I don’t think he’s capable of murder.

我认为他没有能力杀人。

The company isn’t capable of handling an order that large.

那家公司没有能力应付那么大的订单。

I’m perfectly capable of looking after myself, thank you!

我完全能够自己照顾自己，多谢了！

n Grammar

You say that someone is capable of doing something:

He is capable of doing it by himself.

✗Don’t say: He is capable to do it by himself.

Examples from the Corpus

capable of (doing) something• Redundant systems won't provide such clear-cut results because all of the modules are capable of doing the same job.• Instead, he had proved himself to be capable of great human emotion.• The system must be capable of identifying any new entries or sense sections which have been incorporated into the dictionary text.• We are all fully capable of managing that responsibility.• He was capable of sudden aggressiveness, such as over Matkovsky's telephone account.• Now she could relax, she thought, if she was still capable of thinking.• Roman had said half an hour and he was quite capable of walking in on her if she was late.

→ capable of (doing) something at capable(1)

单词	capable of (doing) something
释义	capable of (doing) something capable of (doing) something CANhaving the qualities or ability needed to do something 有能力做某事 I don’t think he’s capable of murder. 我认为他没有能力杀人。 The company isn’t capable of handling an order that large. 那家公司没有能力应付那么大的订单。 I’m perfectly capable of looking after myself, thank you! 我完全能够自己照顾自己，多谢了！ n Grammar You say that someone is capable of doing something: He is capable of doing it by himself. ✗Don’t say: He is capable to do it by himself. Examples from the Corpus capable of (doing) something• Redundant systems won't provide such clear-cut results because all of the modules are capable of doing the same job.• Instead, he had proved himself to be capable of great human emotion.• The system must be capable of identifying any new entries or sense sections which have been incorporated into the dictionary text.• We are all fully capable of managing that responsibility.• He was capable of sudden aggressiveness, such as over Matkovsky's telephone account.• Now she could relax, she thought, if she was still capable of thinking.• Roman had said half an hour and he was quite capable of walking in on her if she was late. → capable of (doing) something at capable(1)
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