| 单词 | visible |
| 释义 | visible (vɪzɪbəl ) 1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 If something is visible, it can be seen. The warning lights were clearly visible. They found a bacterium visible to the human eye. [+ to] The meadows are hardly visible from the house. Synonyms: perceptible, noticeable, observable, clear 2. adjective You use visible to describe something or someone that people notice or recognize. The most visible sign of the intensity of the crisis is unemployment. He was making a visible effort to control himself. She has become a highly visible artist. visibly (vɪzɪbli ) adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] The Russians were visibly wavering. They emerged visibly distressed and weeping. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] In economics, visible earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of producing goods, rather than from services such as banking and tourism. [business] In the U.K. visible imports have traditionally been greater than visible exports. Collocations: no visible means of I was offering opinions with no visible means of support, and with little scope for nuance. Times,Sunday Times In the video the cylindrical object can be seen moving erratically and maintaining its height, though it has no visible means of power. The Sun In fact, he had invited a 'special effects chap' to lunch, and used the pepper pot to show how the daleks should move with no visible means of support. Times, Sunday Times A few in the area had no visible means of support, but lived well. Globe and Mail No visible means of escape to the wider world (except a window, boarded up). Times, Sunday Times After a series of three to five treatments performed every three to four weeks, patients see a visible improvement. The Sun In addition, 89% of users achieved a visible improvement in their skin's overall appearance1, with 80% still seeing an improvement three months after final treatment2. Times, Sunday Times She has instructed that we begin this work immediately and expects to see rapid and visible improvement. Times, Sunday Times His contract was always running for the next two years, and because of the visible improvement in the side, extensions followed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the trial, testers experienced a marked rise of fibrillin - essential for maintaining the skin's elasticity - resulting in visible improvements. Times, Sunday Times This will help to cut emis-sions by up to 60 per cent, re-duce fuel consumption by 15 per cent, and produce no visible smoke. Times, Sunday Times Too much diesel fuel in the petrol will cause bad combustion, which manifests itself as poor starting, misfiring and visible smoke from the exhaust. Times, Sunday Times The vehicle fails if it has been tampered with or if it produces 'visible smoke of any colour'. Times, Sunday Times There was no visible smoke or dust. Times, Sunday Times The water, whilst it increased thrust at the temperature limit, prevented complete combustion often leaving a very visible smoke trail. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An oxygen bottle also carried in the swirling snow struck him on the head, leaving a visible wound. Times, Sunday Times A broken leg heals; visible wounds can elicit pity and help. Times, Sunday Times Many bore terrible, visible wounds. Times,Sunday Times Some bodies were burnt, others had head wounds, but many had no visible wounds. The Star (South Africa) The protagonists, instead of being given visible wounds, were made to limp slowly upon receiving heavy damage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 可见的 Japanese: 目に見える |
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