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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ac·cept·a·ble /əkˈseptəbəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 1 LET/ALLOWgood enough to be used for a particular purpose or to be considered satisfactory 可接受的，令人满意的acceptable to an agreement which is acceptable to all sides 各方均可接受的协议 Students who achieve an acceptable standard will progress to degree studies. 达到一定程度的学生可以进一步攻读学位。 How do we reach an acceptable level of data security? 我们如何使数据安全达到令人满意的程度？► see thesaurus at satisfactory2 ACCEPTacceptable behaviour is considered to be morally or socially good enough 〔行为〕可接受的 Alcohol is not an acceptable way out of your problems. 借酒消愁并不可取。 Here, the students set the standards for acceptable behaviour. 这里由学生自己制定可接受行为的标准。acceptable (for somebody) to do something It is not socially acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age. 父母不照管那么小的孩子是社会大众所不能接受的。 It is perfectly acceptable to sample the food before you buy. 食品先尝后买是完全可以的。 —acceptably adverb —acceptability /əkˌseptəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
acceptable• We had a lot of applicants for the job but only a few of them were acceptable.• Smoking is no longer considered socially acceptable by many people.• He also expressed optimism that an acceptable constitutional arrangement could be agreed which would obviate the need for Quebec to seek independence.• Even this is not always an acceptable defence, I should add.• Some low-fat cheeses have quite an acceptable flavour but some taste like rubber.• This kind of banter, needless to say, is not acceptable flirting behavior.• Internet Explorer, the company says, is an acceptable, integrated part of the Windows system.• A Levy-Jennings quality control chart is a graphic representation of the acceptable limits of variation in the results of an analytic method.• To obtain acceptable quality when scanning photographs, at least 64 grey scales are required.• There may be sincerely held differences concerning the level of acceptable risk.• It's a cheap and acceptable substitute for rubber.• The dispute was settled in a way that was acceptable to both sides.acceptable to• The dispute was settled in a way that was acceptable to both sides.acceptable way• How, then, can the informal interview be used in sociology in an acceptable way?• One of the more intractable problems was how to dispose of the effluent in an ecologically acceptable way.• Still, wasn't that also unimportant, although in a less acceptable way?• Norms defining acceptable ways for settling an argument or dispute usually exclude physical violence and manslaughter.• But they also show that there is wide disagreement about what is considered to be an acceptable way forward.• Having no acceptable way of expressing their feelings directly, they probably vented them on nature.• Individuals may see alcohol as an acceptable way out of their problems.ac·cept·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
a for particular Corpus good used be enough to
acceptable
ac‧cept‧a‧ble S3 W3 /əkˈseptəbəl/
adjective
acceptable to
an agreement which is acceptable to all sides
Students who achieve an acceptable standard will progress to degree studies.
How do we reach an acceptable level of data security?
2. acceptable behaviour is considered to be morally or socially good enough:
Alcohol is not an acceptable way out of your problems.
Here, the students set the standards for acceptable behaviour.
acceptable (for somebody) to do something
It is not socially acceptable for parents to leave children unattended at that age.
It is perfectly acceptable to sample the food before you buy.
—acceptably adverb
—acceptability /əkˌseptəˈbɪləti, əkˌseptəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]
▪ satisfactory good enough – often used when something reaches a fairly good standard, but is not of a high standard: Her grades are satisfactory. | For a beginner, this camera produces satisfactory results.
▪all right/OK spoken not bad, but not very good: The meal was all right, but rather expensive. | ‘How was the film?’ ‘It was OK.’
▪reasonable fairly good: a reasonable standard of living | The quality of the food was reasonable.
▪acceptable if something is acceptable to you, you think it is good enough and you are willing to take it: an acceptable offer | an acceptable level of risk | They can't find a solution that is acceptable to both sides.
▪adequate enough in quantity, or of a good enough standard. Adequate sounds rather formal and is used especially in official contexts: an adequate supply of drinking water | adequate standards of hygiene
▪decent especially spoken good enough in quality – used especially when something is as good as most other things: I want my kids to get a decent education. | Where can I get a decent cup of coffee? | The food’s decent and the service is good.
▪passable satisfactory, but not of the best quality – used especially about food and drink, or someone’s skill at doing something. Passable sounds rather formal: a passable French wine | His Japanese was passable. | a passable imitation of Barack Obama
▪be up to scratch informal to be of a good enough standard: His work wasn’t up to scratch. | None of the hotels they suggested were up to scratch.
▪will do informal to be good enough for a particular purpose: Any kind of paper will do. | ‘How about Ken?’ ‘I suppose he’ll do.’
ac‧cept‧a‧ble S3 W3 /əkˈseptəbəl/
adjective Word Family: adjective: acceptable ≠ unacceptable, accepted; verb: accept; noun: acceptance; adverb: acceptably ≠ unacceptably
1. good enough to be used for a particular purpose or to be considered satisfactoryacceptable to
2. acceptable behaviour is considered to be morally or socially good enough:
acceptable (for somebody) to do something
—acceptably adverb
—acceptability /əkˌseptəˈbɪləti, əkˌseptəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]
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