Enable
[ ɪ'nebl ]
第2级
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vt. 使能够，提供做…的权利[措施];使可能;授予权利或方法;
💡 词根助记
en使…进入状态+able能够→使能够
📝 例句
Airplanes enable people to travel through the air.
飞机使人们能够在空中旅行。
Babbitt was without a canon which would enable him to speak with authority.
巴比特无章可循，不能作权威性的发言了。
A rabbit' s large ears enable it to hear the slightest sound.
兔子耳朵大能听到极微小的声音.
I gave him full directions to enable him to find the house.
我向他作了详细说明, 好让他能找到那房子.
The program will enable a large increase in student numbers.
这一计划能使学生人数大量增加。
🌱 联想助记
【记】en-make,able-有能力的,可能的:使有能力,使有可能。
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
enable
v
1 [Cn.t] make (sb) able to do sth by giving him the necessary authority or means 使（某人）能够做某事物
This pass enables me to travel half-price on trains. 我用这张通行证坐火车半价.
A rabbit's large ears enable it to hear the slightest sound. 兔子耳朵大能听到极微小的声音.
2 [Tn] make (sth) possible 使（某事）成为可能
The conference will enable greater international co-operation. 这次会议能进一步促进国际间的合作.
🎯 考研助记
前缀:en 表示使之如...,致使...
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'neibl]vt. 使能够【计】 允许, 使能, 打开相关词组: enable...to do
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Would you like to discuss it over lunch, Mr. Smith?
史密斯先生，吃饭时再讨论好吗？
Thank you but this is something I have to decide alone.
但有些事情我必须自己作决定。
It's big. It sells a lot of things.
商店很大。里面卖很多东西。