Word · Frequency #18563
bearable
/ˈbєərəbl/
adjective
可忍受的；能承受的
bearable
- 1.
Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.
能够承受的；可容忍的；可忍受的。
- 2.
Able to be borne or carried; portable.
能够携带或搬运的；可携带的。
能够承受的；可容忍的；可忍受的。；能够携带或搬运的；可携带的。；可忍受的；支承得住的
In use
The pain was bad but bearable, so I decided not to take medicine.
The summer heat is bearable as long as we stay in the shade.
We try to keep the noise at a bearable level for the neighbors.
be bearable
形容词作表语，主语通常是令人不适的事物。
The pain was bearable.
这种疼痛是可以忍受的。
make + object + bearable
形容词作宾语补足语，表示使某事变得可承受。
Music made the long wait bearable.
音乐让漫长的等待变得可以忍受。
be bearable for + person
介词 for 引出承受者；barely bearable 表示“几乎不可忍受”。
The heat is barely bearable for the elderly.
Connections
Collocations
- bearable pain
- 可忍受的疼痛
- The doctor gave him medication to keep the pain bearable.医生给了他药物，让疼痛保持在可忍受的范围内。
- bearable heat
- 可忍受的高温
- A light breeze made the summer heat bearable.一阵微风让夏日的高温变得可以忍受。
- make life bearable
- 使生活不那么难熬
- A good sense of humor can make life bearable even in difficult times.即使在艰难时期，良好的幽默感也能让生活不那么难熬。
- more bearable
- 更好忍受的
- The long wait was made more bearable by friendly staff.友好的工作人员让漫长的等待好受了一些。
- barely bearable
- 勉强能忍受的
- The pain was barely bearable until the ambulance arrived.在救护车到达之前，疼痛勉强能忍受。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一只熊(bear)能(able)扛起重物，还扛得住 → bearable 可忍受的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：描述疼痛或不适、谈论天气或温度、形容工作或生活压力 通常用于日常口语和书面语，表示某事物虽然令人不快，但还可以接受；语气比较中性，不带有强烈感情色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bearable (/ˈbɛərəbl/) 押韵的有 wearable 和 unbearable，重读元音同为 /ɛə/。注意 curable、durable、terrible 拼写相近但读音不同：curable 和 durable 的重读元音是 /ʊə/（或 /jʊə/），terrible 是 /er/，都不与 bearable 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.