| 单词 | operable |
| 释义 | operable (once / 28142 pages) adj Anything operable can be used, or it can be operated on. Now that you've replaced the flat tire on your bike, it's operable. And that boil on the tip of your nose? That's also operable (Whew!). Things that work or are ready to be of service are operable, like the vacuum cleaner that's been tuned up and has a brand new bag in it, your new waffle iron that you've seasoned and plugged in, or the mayor's extensive plan for reducing homelessness. Another, much more medical way to use this adjective is to mean "able to be treated with an operation," like an operable knee problem or operable skin cancer. WORD FAMILYoperable: inoperable, interoperable+/inoperable: inoperably/interoperable: interoperability/operate: operable, operated, operates, operating, operation, operative, operator/operation: operational, operations/operational: nonoperational, operationalism, operationally/operationalism: operationalist/operative: inoperative, operatively, operatives, postoperative, preoperative/operator: operators/postoperative: postoperatively USAGE EXAMPLESBassett said the gun was operable except for the jam. Seattle Times(Oct 18, 2016) The weapon he carried, prosecutors said, was “a loaded and operable” .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol. New York Times(Oct 07, 2016) "Surgery is the gold standard for operable patients right now, but over half of patients can't receive surgery in the elderly population," Farach said. US News(Sep 26, 2016) 1adj fit or ready for use or service Syn functional, operational, usable, useable serviceable ready for service or able to give long service 2adj usable for a specific purpose an operable plan Syn practicable practical concerned with actual use or practice 3adj capable of being treated by surgical operation an operable cancer Ant inoperable not suitable for surgery |
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