Word · Frequency #991
enables
使能够；使可能
enables is the third person singular of enable.
核心释义
to make someone or something able to do something, or to make something possible
- 1.
使某人能够(做某事或成为某物)；给予足够的能力或力量去做或成为；给予力量或能力。
To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
- 2.
确认；使坚定牢固。
To affirm; to make firm and strong.
- 3.
使合格或批准担任某个角色或职位；给予认可或授权；确认适合性。
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
- 4.
提供机会或可能性；提供手段和机会等。
To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
- 5.
暗示或默许为某行为提供借口。
To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
- 6.
通过提供合适的输入脉冲使电路元件工作。
To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
- 7.
激活,使运作(尤指电子或机械设备的功能)。
To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
使某人能够(做某事或成为某物)；给予足够的能力或力量去做或成为；给予力量或能力。；确认；使坚定牢固。；使合格或批准担任某个角色或职位；给予认可或授权；确认适合性。；提供机会或可能性；提供手段和机会等。；暗示或默许为某行为提供借口。
用法In use
The new app enables users to edit photos without a computer.
用法提示：enable 是动词，此处用 enable + 宾语 + to do 结构，表示‘使能够’。
The scholarship enabled me to spend a year studying in Paris.
用法提示：enabled 为 enable 的过去式，后接宾语和不定式，表示‘使能够’。
This class focuses on enabling beginners to hold simple conversations.
用法提示：enabling 是 enable 的动名词形式，作介词 on 的宾语，表示‘使能够’。
enable sb/sth to do sth
enable 后接宾语和带to的不定式，表示‘使…能够做…’
The new software enables users to edit photos easily.
这个新软件使用户能够轻松编辑照片。
be enabled to do sth
被动语态常用于表示某人被赋予做某事的能力或权限。用
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- enable someone to do something
- 使某人能够做某事
- Scholarships enable students to pursue higher education.奖学金使学生能够追求高等教育。
- enable a feature
- 启用某功能
- Please enable the two-factor authentication feature in your account settings.请在您的账户设置中启用双重认证功能。
- enable access
- 允许访问
- This key card enables access to the restricted area.这张门禁卡允许进入限制区域。
- enable communication
- 促进沟通
- The new software enables real-time communication among team members.这款新软件促进了团队成员之间的实时沟通。
- enable growth
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 enable 拆成 e（使）和 nable（能），联想为'使能'，即启用。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：general、technical、formal enable 是中性动词，多用于技术或正式语境，但也可用于日常对话。
语法说明Grammar Note
often followed by object + to infinitive
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the /eɪbəl/ ending (with stress on the first syllable except for 'unable' and 'enable', where stress is on the second syllable) and thus rhyme with 'enable'. Beware that words like 'capable' or 'reasonable' have additional consonants before the suffix and do not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.