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viable + noun
We need a viable solution to this problem.
我们需要一个能解决问题的可行方案。
能养活的；能生长发育的；有活力的，有生机的
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能养活的；能生长发育的；有活力的，有生机的
capable of life or normal growth and development; having vitality
We need a viable solution to this problem.
我们需要一个能解决问题的可行方案。
能够独立生存(如新生儿)。
Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
能够做到的,可能的,行得通的,可行的。
Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
能够成功运作的。
Capable of working successfully
能够生存和发展的。
Able to live and develop.
The farmer checked whether the seeds were still viable before planting.
农民在种植前检查了种子是否仍然能成活。
We need to find a viable solution to the budget crisis.
我们需要找到一个可行的方案来解决预算危机。
The lab tests confirmed that the cells remained viable after freezing.
实验室测试证实了这些细胞在冷冻后仍然有活力。
We need a viable solution to this problem.
我们需要一个能解决问题的可行方案。
This plan is viable as a short-term measure.
这个计划作为短期措施是可行的。
这些系动词后接viable表示状态变化或持续。
The business remains viable despite the economic downturn.
尽管经济低迷，这家企业仍然能够生存。
Not this
We need to viable the project.
Use this
We need to make the project viable.
viable是形容词，不能直接用作动词。应将“viable”放在“make”之后作宾语补足语，用“make + 宾语 + viable”结构。
Not this
He is a viable person.
Use this
He is a person full of vitality.
viable通常不用于描述人。表示“有活力”时，应使用“full of vitality”或“energetic”。
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可行的选择
We need to find a viable option to reduce costs.
我们需要找到一个可行的选择来降低成本。
可行的替代方案
Solar power is a viable alternative to fossil fuels.
太阳能是化石燃料的可行替代方案。
可行的解决方案
The committee proposed a viable solution to the housing crisis.
委员会提出了一个解决住房危机的可行方案。
有希望的候选人
She is a viable candidate for the position of manager.
她是经理职位的有希望的候选人。
可盈利的企业
After years of losses, the company finally became a viable business.
经过多年亏损，该公司终于成为一家可盈利的企业。
能存活的胚胎
Only viable embryos are selected for implantation.
只有能存活的胚胎才被选用于植入。
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联想 "viable" 发音像“娃有饱”，婴儿吃饱了就能存活生长，记住“能养活的、有活力的”。
中性；常用于科技、医学或正式讨论，指生物或有形事物能存活或发展。
Liable, reliable, and pliable genuinely rhyme with viable. Variable and capable are spelling lookalikes but sound different (stress on different vowels).
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.