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Definition of capable in English: capableadjective ˈkeɪpəb(ə)lˈkeɪpəb(ə)l 1capable of doing somethingHaving the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing. 有能力的，有才能的；能胜任的 I'm quite capable of taking care of myself 我完全有能力照顾自己。 the aircraft is capable of flying 5,000 miles non-stop 这架飞机能不间断地连续飞行5，000英里。 Example sentencesExamples - There is no ultra-sound machine capable of breaking down the scar tissue inside her head.
- I am quite capable of being happy without outside interference thank you very much.
- For a second time in the game Leigh showed how capable they were of springing from defence into attack.
- He hoped, and believed, that his Celtic side were capable of beating the champions.
- I think we all felt we were a good side but not in our wildest drams did we think we were capable of what we have achieved.
- Immediate impressions suggest he is more capable of handling this sort of pressure than he was a year ago.
- All the other regions had at least one outstanding player capable of making a huge difference.
- What is good is that England now strive not just to win but to play the cricket of which they know themselves capable.
- The evidence is that some boys are failing to achieve the results of which they are capable.
- I felt I was capable of doing this on my own as well, but I had no choice and no windscreen wipers.
- We can't afford to lose because Hearts and Aberdeen are both capable of catching us.
- Liverpool is soon to have a concert venue capable of hosting the biggest bands.
- What is it about you, do you think, that makes you capable of doing the work that you do?
- We've proved capable in the past of coming from behind and we've handled the heat.
- Does the council think we are not capable of using the green bin without being forced to?
- Alexa is a smart computer system capable of hearing and responding to the human voice.
- No one, not even Wise, claims that chimpanzees are capable of responsible behavior.
- How about educating staff so that they are capable of giving informed advice?
- Only here and there did the Aberdonian produce anything like the form of which he is obviously capable.
- Whether they are capable of mounting a decisive challenge is difficult to say.
Synonyms have the ability to, have the potential to, be equal to (the task of), be up to be disposed to, be inclined to, be prone to, be liable to, be likely to, be apt to informal have what it takes to - 1.1 Open to or admitting of something.
可以…的；容许…的 the strange events are capable of rational explanation 对这些怪事可以给出合理的解释。 Example sentencesExamples - It's insanely dense too, with each scene capable of being read in any number of ways.
- Neither in effect is capable of being measured by the strict rules of accountancy.
Synonyms be open to, be susceptible of, admit of, allow of
2Able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent. 有才干的；能干的 she looked enthusiastic and capable 她看上去热情且能干。 一个非常能干的男人。 Example sentencesExamples - He misses the final as he is on holiday but leaves the team's fortunes in the capable hands of Simon Barker.
- The man is extremely capable and cooks, cleans and does all his own washing and ironing.
- He was a very capable surgeon and able to undertake all duties with skill and caring.
- At IPC she proved a capable chief executive and did not shy away from the tough decisions.
- It was fortunate that, in its hour of need, the country was able to call upon so capable a man.
- I did not know her name, but only saw her in passing; a swift and capable woman flitting about.
- Thompson won't accept that Celtic are any less capable a side despite the absence of Larsson.
- The boxes are packed and the house cleared and put into the capable hands of a local real estate agent.
- The play is in the capable directorial hands of Sir Peter Hall and also stars Janet Suzman.
- He was in fact a highly capable student and so was well able to complete his tasks ahead of others.
- The ladies are definitely capable but we will have to wait and see what happens.
- All in all, he proved a capable Chairman, handling staff on both sides of the Irish Sea with aplomb.
- Our brave new world would be a meritocracy, where people who are capable do the jobs.
- Even the most capable biographers stray when they dabble in Freudian psycho-waffle.
- The solicitor, a very nice and capable young woman, agreed that this was wrong.
- I feel better and more capable, and more attractive now than I have ever felt in my life.
- It's long enough and there are plenty of capable people to take on the leadership.
- All credit to Wigan, they played well today and they are a very capable team.
- Teams of highly trained and capable engineers were recruited into the railway industry.
- Although I was still technically still quite capable, the job became more difficult for me.
Synonyms competent, able, efficient, effective, proficient, accomplished, adept, apt, practised, experienced, qualified, skilful, skilled, masterly, talented, gifted clever, intelligent informal handy, useful rare habile
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'able to take in', physically or mentally): from French, from late Latin capabilis, from Latin capere 'take or hold'. The first recorded sense of this was ‘able to take in’, physically or mentally. It comes from Latin capere ‘take or hold’ which is found in many other English words including: accept (Late Middle English) from ad- ‘to’ and capere; anticipation (Late Middle English) ‘acting or taking in advance’; capacity (Late Middle English) ‘ability to hold’; caption (Late Middle English) originally an act of capture; captive (Late Middle English); catch (Middle English); chase (Middle English); conceive (Middle English) literally ‘take together’; except (Late Middle English) ‘take out of’; incapacity (early 17th century) inability to hold; intercept (Late Middle English) to take between; perceive (Middle English) to hold entirely; prince; receive (Middle English) ‘take back’; susceptible (early 17th century) literally ‘that can be taken from below’.
Definition of capable in US English: capableadjectiveˈkāpəb(ə)lˈkeɪpəb(ə)l 1capable of doing somethingHaving the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing. 有能力的，有才能的；能胜任的 I'm quite capable of taking care of myself 我完全有能力照顾自己。 the aircraft is capable of flying 5,000 miles nonstop 这架飞机能不间断地连续飞行5，000英里。 Example sentencesExamples - I am quite capable of being happy without outside interference thank you very much.
- No one, not even Wise, claims that chimpanzees are capable of responsible behavior.
- I felt I was capable of doing this on my own as well, but I had no choice and no windscreen wipers.
- What is it about you, do you think, that makes you capable of doing the work that you do?
- For a second time in the game Leigh showed how capable they were of springing from defence into attack.
- How about educating staff so that they are capable of giving informed advice?
- I think we all felt we were a good side but not in our wildest drams did we think we were capable of what we have achieved.
- Alexa is a smart computer system capable of hearing and responding to the human voice.
- Whether they are capable of mounting a decisive challenge is difficult to say.
- We can't afford to lose because Hearts and Aberdeen are both capable of catching us.
- Does the council think we are not capable of using the green bin without being forced to?
- The evidence is that some boys are failing to achieve the results of which they are capable.
- Liverpool is soon to have a concert venue capable of hosting the biggest bands.
- We've proved capable in the past of coming from behind and we've handled the heat.
- Immediate impressions suggest he is more capable of handling this sort of pressure than he was a year ago.
- There is no ultra-sound machine capable of breaking down the scar tissue inside her head.
- All the other regions had at least one outstanding player capable of making a huge difference.
- Only here and there did the Aberdonian produce anything like the form of which he is obviously capable.
- He hoped, and believed, that his Celtic side were capable of beating the champions.
- What is good is that England now strive not just to win but to play the cricket of which they know themselves capable.
Synonyms have the ability to, have the potential to, be equal to, be equal to the task of, be up to - 1.1 Open to or admitting of something.
可以…的；容许…的 the strange events are capable of rational explanation 对这些怪事可以给出合理的解释。 Example sentencesExamples - It's insanely dense too, with each scene capable of being read in any number of ways.
- Neither in effect is capable of being measured by the strict rules of accountancy.
Synonyms be open to, be susceptible of, admit of, allow of
2Able to achieve efficiently whatever one has to do; competent. 有才干的；能干的 she looked enthusiastic and capable 她看上去热情且能干。 一个非常能干的男人。 Example sentencesExamples - The play is in the capable directorial hands of Sir Peter Hall and also stars Janet Suzman.
- Our brave new world would be a meritocracy, where people who are capable do the jobs.
- The ladies are definitely capable but we will have to wait and see what happens.
- All in all, he proved a capable Chairman, handling staff on both sides of the Irish Sea with aplomb.
- I feel better and more capable, and more attractive now than I have ever felt in my life.
- He was a very capable surgeon and able to undertake all duties with skill and caring.
- Thompson won't accept that Celtic are any less capable a side despite the absence of Larsson.
- He misses the final as he is on holiday but leaves the team's fortunes in the capable hands of Simon Barker.
- All credit to Wigan, they played well today and they are a very capable team.
- The solicitor, a very nice and capable young woman, agreed that this was wrong.
- At IPC she proved a capable chief executive and did not shy away from the tough decisions.
- The man is extremely capable and cooks, cleans and does all his own washing and ironing.
- He was in fact a highly capable student and so was well able to complete his tasks ahead of others.
- Although I was still technically still quite capable, the job became more difficult for me.
- Even the most capable biographers stray when they dabble in Freudian psycho-waffle.
- I did not know her name, but only saw her in passing; a swift and capable woman flitting about.
- It was fortunate that, in its hour of need, the country was able to call upon so capable a man.
- Teams of highly trained and capable engineers were recruited into the railway industry.
- It's long enough and there are plenty of capable people to take on the leadership.
- The boxes are packed and the house cleared and put into the capable hands of a local real estate agent.
Synonyms competent, able, efficient, effective, proficient, accomplished, adept, apt, practised, experienced, qualified, skilful, skilled, masterly, talented, gifted
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense ‘able to take in’, physically or mentally): from French, from late Latin capabilis, from Latin capere ‘take or hold’. |