prac·ti·ca·ble
adjective/ˈpræktɪkəbl/
/ˈpræktɪkəbl/
(formal)- able to be done; likely to be successful
可行的；行得通的 - at the earliest practicable opportunity
在尽可能早的时机 - You should report any such incident to your manager as soon as (is) practicable.
您应尽快向您的经理报告任何此类事件。 - The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting.
另外唯一可行的办法就是推迟会期。 - Employers should provide a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable.
只要条件许可，雇主就须提供安全的工作环境。 - Working at night wasn’t a practicable proposition.
晚上工作并不是一个可行的建议。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2- The university should provide timely notification where practicable.
大学应该在可行的情况下及时给予通知。 - We aim to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the discharge of pollutants.
我们的目标是在最大可行的程度上减少污染物的排放。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- perfectly
- reasonably
- not very
- …
- as far as (is) practicable
- so far as (is) practicable
- as soon as (is) practicable
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French praticable, from pratiquer ‘put into practice’. - at the earliest practicable opportunity