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- able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing耐用的; 经穿的, 耐磨的:
porcelain enamel is strong and durable
搪瓷结实耐用。
figurative 〈喻〉a durable peace can be achieved.
持久的和平是可以实现的。
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- informal (of a person) having endurance〈非正式〉(人)有耐力的, 坚韧不拔的:
the durable Smith lasted the full eight rounds.
坚韧不拔的史密斯坚持了整整八轮(比赛)。
noun
durables
- short for DURABLE GOODS.DURABLE GOODS的简称。
派生词
durability
noundurableness
noundurably
adverb词源
Middle English (in the sense 'steadfast'): via Old French from Latin durabilis, from durare 'to last' (see DURATION).