| 单词 | usable |
| 释义 | usable (once / 4569 pages) adj Something that's usable can be successfully used right away for its intended purpose. If your car is usable, it's running just fine. A usable tent has all of its poles and is more or less waterproof, and a usable pair of shoes fits well and doesn't have holes. Describing something as usable can sometimes be faint praise: "Well, this basketball is usable, but just barely." When information is described as usable, it usually means it's actively available, and not just stored in a computer, for example. This is a relatively new adjective, first appearing around 1840. WORD FAMILYusable: unusable, usability, usableness+/disuse: disused, disuses/misuse: misused, misuses, misusing/overuse: overused, overuses, overusing/reuse: reusable, reused, reuses, reusing/usage: ill-usage, usages/usance: usances/use: disuse, ill-use, misuse, overuse, reuse, usable, usage, usance, useable, used, useed, useful, useless, user, uses, using/useable: unuseable, useableness/used: ill-used, unused, useder/useful: usefuler, usefulest, usefully, usefulness/usefully: usefullys/usefulness: unusefulness, usefulnesss/useless: uselesser, uselessest, uselessly, uselessness/user: users/using: usings USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the food is no longer usable, the military tries to get rid of it quietly. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) The state stopped Broom’s execution after two hours in September 2009 when executioners failed to find a usable vein following 18 attempts to insert needles. Seattle Times(Dec 12, 2016) From his perspective, a truly usable screen is still a few years off. Washington Post(Dec 02, 2016) 1adj capable of being put to use usable byproducts Syn useable useful, utile being of use or service 2adj fit or ready for use or service the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable Syn functional, operable, operational, useable serviceable ready for service or able to give long service 3adj convenient for use or disposal 2000 square feet of usable office space Syn available, useable disposable free or available for use or disposition |
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