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abilities noun, plural—能力 n (almost always used) Examples:not living up one's abilities—extraordinary hero with special abilities—weigh one's abilities and act accordingly—lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities—spread your wings and soar (idiom); develop one's abilities freely—an exaggerated opinion of one's own abilities—fig. possess remarkable abilities—ample scope for abilities—will be redoubtable in later life (idiom); a young person's abilities must be respected, though inexperienced—conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment—show off one's abilities—overrate one's own abilities—lit. swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities—give full play to one's brilliant abilities—possess remarkable abilities—sb of literary abilities [idiom.]—exhaust one's limited abilities [idiom.]—be an expert at paperwork (but have no real abilities) [idiom.]—student of great ability—fig. push sb to do sth way beyond their ability—(idiom) compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc—General Scholastic Ability Test (college entrance exam in Taiwan)—outstanding (idiom); a pinnacle of virtue and ability—legendary dragon with the ability control rain and floods—as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); the best of one's ability—high in score but low in ability (as a result of teaching the test)—inborn (ability, defect)—"Legal Quotient (LQ)", standard reflecting a lawyer's legal ability based on the four tenets of legal knowledge, situational assessment, conduct and righteousness—respect talent and make use of ability (Mencius)—appoint the virtuous and use the able (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity—(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability discern or detect)—(idiom) teach in line with the student's ability—a legendary dragon with the ability control rain and floods—a thousand tries leads one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.—compensate for lack of ability through hard work [idiom.]— |