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a portable
He bought a portable for his travels.
他买了一个便携式打字机用于旅行。
活动房；临时建筑
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活动房；临时建筑
a small building that is designed to be moved and used temporarily, for example as a classroom or office
He bought a portable for his travels.
他买了一个便携式打字机用于旅行。
临时用途的活动房。
A portable building used for temporary purposes
一种轻便的小型打字机,通常配有可携带的箱子。
a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
手持式视频游戏设备。
A hand-held video gaming device.
She took her portable to the café and wrote three chapters of her novel.
她带着她的便携式打字机去咖啡馆，写完了小说的三个章节。
The antique shop had a vintage portable from the 1950s still in its case.
古董店里有一台20世纪50年代的便携式打字机，仍装在盒子里。
Many writers prefer a portable over a laptop for distraction-free typing.
许多作家更喜欢便携式打字机而非笔记本电脑，以实现无干扰打字。
He bought a portable for his travels.
他买了一个便携式打字机用于旅行。
She used a portable to write her novel.
她用便携式打字机写小说。
The journalist carried a portable in her bag.
记者在她的包里携带了一个便携式打字机。
Not this
I bought portable.
Use this
I bought a portable.
portable 作为可数名词使用时，前面需要不定冠词 a 或定冠词 the，不能单独使用。中文学习者常因母语影响而省略冠词。
Not this
I lost my portable on the train.
Use this
I lost my portable typewriter on the train.
portable 作为名词仅指便携式打字机，不可泛指任何便携设备。应根据语境明确具体物品，避免语义模糊。
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一台便携式打字机
He bought a portable for his travels.
他买了一台便携式打字机用于旅行。
携带便携式打字机
She carried her portable to the library.
她把便携式打字机带到图书馆。
使用便携式打字机
He used a portable to type his letters.
他用便携式打字机打信。
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便携式打字机，联想'port'（携带）+ 'able'（能）构成。
该义项指一种轻便打字机，通常搭配便携箱，现在比较少见，多用于历史或收藏语境。
No word here rhymes with 'portable' because the stressed vowel differs (/ɔr/ vs /eɪ/, /ʌ/, /ɛ/, /aɪ/, /iː/). They share the '-able' spelling pattern but have distinct pronunciations.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.