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单词 tolerable
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Definition of tolerable in English:

tolerable

adjective ˈtɒl(ə)rəb(ə)lˈtɑl(ə)rəb(ə)l
  • 1Able to be endured.

    可忍受(或容忍、宽恕)的

    a stimulant to make life more tolerable

    使得日子更好过的一种激励。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Compared to this bounty, all material gains appear so small and all suffering appears to be easily tolerable.
    • Yet, in spite of the odds, many people are able to make marriage at least tolerable for many decades.
    • This is generally agreed to be a tolerable noise level above which continuous noise could well cause annoyance.
    • The pain keeps hitting me in waves, ranging from barely tolerable to excruciating.
    • And I can be almost tolerable, if you take me in small doses.
    • To be fair, she's been quite tolerable since things calmed down.
    • This is tolerable as long as the level of that tax is comparatively low.
    • Using local anesthesia reduces the patient's trauma to a tolerable level.
    • The company encourages a little levity to make crammed flights slightly more tolerable.
    • This isn't a real solution, though, as it's not enough to get the infantry overstretch down to tolerable levels.
    • An individual pet is usually more manageable and tolerable for most households.
    • He or she can also explain options for managing side effects to make treatment more tolerable.
    • His world had tilted off its axis, but her presence made it more tolerable.
    • Fortunately, the picture itself is sharp enough that these imperfections are at least tolerable.
    • The dive is prolonged because the carbon dioxide level remains tolerable for longer, but towards the end the oxygen has diminished significantly.
    • After a few whistles and catcalls, the hubbub quiets to a tolerable level.
    • I've spoken to the planning department, but they have said the difference is within a tolerable level, so they are not prepared to do anything about it.
    • The muffs have excellent noise attenuation in that they will bring the decibels down to a tolerable level.
    • Find activities that get your heart rate up but are enjoyable - or at least tolerable.
    • Numbers have leapt to 30 times the level considered tolerable in some of the worst affected areas of the city.
    Synonyms
    bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, brookable
    admissible, manageable, pardonable, excusable, forgivable
    1. 1.1 Fairly good; mediocre.
      尚好的,还可以的;过得去的
      he was fond of music and had a tolerable voice

      他喜爱音乐,嗓音也还行。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Generally this is a tolerable CD, not something that I would personally buy or encourage my friends to go out and buy.
      • But then Nicole arrives looking simply delicious, and her voice is tolerable enough.
      • The voice acting is actually tolerable for the most part, unlike most other games.
      • Up to this point, she has carried the movie on a relatively tolerable level of interest, having gained some sympathy from the viewer.
      • She has an indefinable screen presence that makes even her poorest scenes tolerable.
      Synonyms
      fairly good, passable, adequate, all right, acceptable, good enough, sufficiently good, sufficient, satisfactory, moderately good, not (too) bad, average, fair, decent, respectable, presentable
      admissible, allowable
      mediocre, middling, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, workaday, indifferent, unremarkable, undistinguished, unexceptional, amateur, amateurish
      informal OK, so-so, fair-to-middling, nothing to write home about, no great shakes, not up to much, not much cop, bog-standard, vanilla, plain vanilla
      New Zealand informal half-pie

Derivatives

  • tolerability

  • nountɒl(ə)rəˈbɪlɪtiˌtɑl(ə)rəˈbɪlədi
    • This will reduce ‘trial and error’ prescribing and improve the efficacy and tolerability of medicines.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Duration of treatment varied from six weeks to 10 years; shorter trials assessed symptomatic control and tolerability, and longer trials assessed disease progression and mortality.
      • Overall tolerability was similar between the two classes of drugs, but atypical agents caused fewer extrapyramidal side effects.
      • Lower initial doses are needed to improve tolerability.
      • Safety and tolerability were good, with no drug-related adverse events or changes in clinical or laboratory parameters.
  • tolerably

  • adverb ˈtɒl(ə)rəbli
    • as submodifier the welfare state works tolerably well

      福利国家的运转还算顺利。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is, in fact, a relatively secular, tolerably cosmopolitan place - and it is rich.
      • Even landless labourers could manage tolerably well within this system.
      • He seems tolerably well qualified to be writing about this sort of thing.
      • By and large however things have worked out tolerably well - although it must be acknowledged that so far this season the shortage of officials has caused the postponement of up to 40 games - mostly in the lower and reserve leagues.
      • So he evidently went to a tolerably good school, or paid attention during the lessons, and as a result he has some appreciation of the importance of a strategically placed comma.
  • tolerableness

  • noun

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin tolerabilis, from tolerare (see tolerate).

Definition of tolerable in US English:

tolerable

adjectiveˈtäl(ə)rəb(ə)lˈtɑl(ə)rəb(ə)l
  • 1Able to be endured.

    可忍受(或容忍、宽恕)的

    a stimulant to make life more tolerable

    使得日子更好过的一种激励。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is tolerable as long as the level of that tax is comparatively low.
    • Find activities that get your heart rate up but are enjoyable - or at least tolerable.
    • This isn't a real solution, though, as it's not enough to get the infantry overstretch down to tolerable levels.
    • The pain keeps hitting me in waves, ranging from barely tolerable to excruciating.
    • I've spoken to the planning department, but they have said the difference is within a tolerable level, so they are not prepared to do anything about it.
    • Using local anesthesia reduces the patient's trauma to a tolerable level.
    • To be fair, she's been quite tolerable since things calmed down.
    • After a few whistles and catcalls, the hubbub quiets to a tolerable level.
    • An individual pet is usually more manageable and tolerable for most households.
    • The muffs have excellent noise attenuation in that they will bring the decibels down to a tolerable level.
    • His world had tilted off its axis, but her presence made it more tolerable.
    • Compared to this bounty, all material gains appear so small and all suffering appears to be easily tolerable.
    • Numbers have leapt to 30 times the level considered tolerable in some of the worst affected areas of the city.
    • This is generally agreed to be a tolerable noise level above which continuous noise could well cause annoyance.
    • The dive is prolonged because the carbon dioxide level remains tolerable for longer, but towards the end the oxygen has diminished significantly.
    • The company encourages a little levity to make crammed flights slightly more tolerable.
    • Fortunately, the picture itself is sharp enough that these imperfections are at least tolerable.
    • And I can be almost tolerable, if you take me in small doses.
    • Yet, in spite of the odds, many people are able to make marriage at least tolerable for many decades.
    • He or she can also explain options for managing side effects to make treatment more tolerable.
    Synonyms
    bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable, brookable
    1. 1.1 Fairly good; mediocre.
      尚好的,还可以的;过得去的
      he was fond of music and had a tolerable voice

      他喜爱音乐,嗓音也还行。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • She has an indefinable screen presence that makes even her poorest scenes tolerable.
      • But then Nicole arrives looking simply delicious, and her voice is tolerable enough.
      • Generally this is a tolerable CD, not something that I would personally buy or encourage my friends to go out and buy.
      • The voice acting is actually tolerable for the most part, unlike most other games.
      • Up to this point, she has carried the movie on a relatively tolerable level of interest, having gained some sympathy from the viewer.
      Synonyms
      fairly good, passable, adequate, all right, acceptable, good enough, sufficiently good, sufficient, satisfactory, moderately good, not bad, not too bad, average, fair, decent, respectable, presentable

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin tolerabilis, from tolerare (see tolerate).

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