able-bodied
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌable-ˈbodied adjective 1 DISABLEDHEALTHYphysically strong and healthy, especially when compared with someone who is disabled 体格健全的，强壮的 Every able-bodied man had to fight for his country. 每一个体格健全的男人都必须为祖国而战斗。2. the able-bodied [plural] people who are able-bodied 身强体壮的人
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able-bodied• They went from house to house and signed up all able-bodied adults for work assignments.• The budget would soften a provision that limits able-bodied adults without children to three months of food stamps in any 36-month period.• For example, one individual's aggressive behaviour was ascribed to his loss of able-bodied friends following impairment.• Disabled students face different problems from their able-bodied friends.• Every able-bodied man should have the opportunity to work.• In 1903 the Poplar Guardians leased for one year a new workhouse specifically for the use of able-bodied men.• This service has been a boon to all who use it, pensioners, disabled and able-bodied residents.• It should go without saying that your needs and expectations are the same as those of able-bodied students.• The smith was invoking the part of the Elizabethan Poor Law which required the parish to assist the able-bodied to work.ˌable-ˈbodied adjectiveChineseSyllable
someone strong physically and Corpus healthy, compared with when especially
able-bodied
ˌable-ˈbodied
adjective
1. physically strong and healthy, especially when compared with someone who is disabled:
Every able-bodied man had to fight for his country.
2. the able-bodied [plural] people who are able-bodied
ˌable-ˈbodied
adjective1. physically strong and healthy, especially when compared with someone who is disabled:
2. the able-bodied [plural] people who are able-bodied