enable

英 [ɪˈneɪbl]

美 [ɪˈneɪbl]

v.  使能够; 使有机会; 使成为可能; 使可行; 使实现

第三人称单数：enables　过去式：enabled　现在分词：enabling　过去分词：enabled　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.991 / COCA.2192

牛津词典

verb

• 使能够；使有机会
  to make it possible for sb to do sth
  1. The software enables you to access the Internet in seconds.
     这种软件使你在几秒钟内便可访问互联网。
  2. a new programme to enable older people to study at college
     使老年人有机会在大学学习的新计划
• 使成为可能；使可行；使实现
  to make it possible for sth to happen or exist by creating the necessary conditions
  1. Insulin enables the body to use and store sugar.
     胰岛素使人体能够利用和贮存糖分。
  2. a new train line to enable easier access to the stadium
     到体育场更为便捷的新列车线路

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使能够;使有机会
  If someone or somethingenablesyoutodo a particular thing, they give you the opportunity to do it.
  1. The new test should enable doctors to detect the disease early.
     新的检测手段应该能够使医生们尽早查出这种疾病。
  2. ...a new charter for training to enable young people to make the most of their potential.
     能够使年轻人充分发挥潜能的新培训规章
• VERB 使成为可能；使可行
  Toenablesomethingtohappen means to make it possible for it to happen.
  1. The hot sun enables the grapes to reach optimum ripeness...
     炙热的阳光使葡萄能够达到最佳成熟状态。
  2. A series of holes in the side panels enables the position of the shelves to be adjusted...
     通过侧板上的一系列小孔可以对隔板位置进行调整。
  3. The working class is still too small to enable a successful socialist revolution.
     工人阶级队伍还是非常弱小，不能成功实现社会主义革命。
• VERB 准许;许可;授权
  Toenablesomeonetodo something means to give them permission or the right to do it.
  1. The republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service.
     共和国的法律允许年轻人服某种形式的替代役。

英英释义

verb

• render capable or able for some task
  1. This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street
  2. The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain

双语例句

• The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors
  国王以私人身份出访，以便能够祭拜先祖陵墓。
• The working class is still too small to enable a successful socialist revolution.
  工人阶级队伍还是非常弱小，不能成功实现社会主义革命。
• The support systems to enable women to realize their potential at work are seriously inadequate
  使妇女在工作中发挥潜力的支持体系严重不足。
• Some measures will be taken to make the best use of natural conditions to enable wildlife resources to develop.
  要采取一些措施来充分利用自然条件，使野生资源得到开发。
• The vote will enable the Prime Minister to push through tough policies
  这次投票将使首相能够力行强硬政策。
• This will enable developers to test their plug-ins without the need to deploy the projects on the server.
  这将使得开发人员能够在没有在这个服务器上部署项目的情况下测试他们自己得插件。
• You'll use JSON and Ajax again but this time to enable calendars and tag-clouds.
  您将再次使用JSON和Ajax，？？过这次是启用日程表和标志云。
• The interests he is most likely to enjoy will be those which enable him to show off himself or his talents
  他最有可能感兴趣的就是那些能让他表现自己或炫耀才华的事情。
• A series of holes in the side panels enables the position of the shelves to be adjusted
  通过侧板上的一系列小孔可以对隔板位置进行调整。
• The republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service.
  共和国的法律允许年轻人服某种形式的替代役。