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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But we'd like to find out
但我们想知道
We'll talk about it later.
再说啦！
From the moment he arrived there, he kept on pestering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home.
从他进医院那一刻时，他就缠住医生，让医生告诉他什么时候能回家。