| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_to-be-able-to-do-something |
| 释义 | to be able to do somethingIf you are able to do something, you have the necessary physical strength, mental power, skill, time, money, or opportunity to do it. I wasn't able to work out what she was trying to say. Can has a similar meaning and is more common than able to in speech and writing. Can you make out what she is trying to say? The opposite of and able is unable. I was unable to get the lid off the jar. You can say that a person or group is capable of something or is capable of doing something. You are capable of a lot more than you think you are. I didn't think he was capable of doing that. The opposite of being capable of (doing) something is being incapable of (doing) something. He was incapable of putting a coherent sentence together. If you know how to do something, you have learned how to do it. "Do you know how to swim?" "Of course I know how to swim." Related articlessomeone’s ability to do something |
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