Word · Frequency #991
enabling
使能够；使可能
enabling is the present participle of enable.
to make someone or something able to do something, or to make something possible
- 1.
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.
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。
- 2.
To affirm; to make firm and strong.
确认；使坚定牢固。
- 3.
To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
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。
- 4.
To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
提供机会或可能性；提供手段和机会等。
- 5.
To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
暗示或默许为某行为提供借口。
- 6.
To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
通过提供合适的输入脉冲使电路元件工作。
- 7.
To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
激活,使运作(尤指电子或机械设备的功能)。
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。
In use
The new app enables users to edit photos without a computer.
The scholarship enabled me to spend a year studying in Paris.
This class focuses on enabling beginners to hold simple conversations.
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
Students are enabled to access online resources.
学生被允许访问在线资源。
Verb forms
base enable · third person enables · -ing enabling · past enabled · past participle enabled
规则动词：过去式/过去分词加-ed，现在分词去e加-ing。
Connections
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
- 促进增长
- Investment in education will enable economic growth.对教育的投资将促进经济增长。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 enable 拆成 e（使）和 nable（能），联想为'使能'，即启用。
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。
Grammar Note
often followed by object + to infinitive
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.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.