Dictionary Workbench Ondict

conceivable

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

conceivable

Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·ceiv·a·ble /kənˈsiːvəbəl/ ●○○ AWL adjective  IMAGINEable to be believed or imagined 可以相信的;可想象的 OPP inconceivable It is conceivable that you may get full compensation, but it’s not likely. 你可能会得到全额赔偿,但可能性不大。 We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle. 我们正在从各个能想到的角度对问题进行讨论。conceivably adverb Conceivably, interest rates could rise very high indeed. 可以想象得到,利率可能会涨到很高。
Examples from the Corpus
conceivableThe total energy given off is thousands of times more than any conceivable chemical reaction could produce.That left municipal water supply as the sole conceivable justification.A conceivable problem for the Solo is its price - £39,850 is a lot to pay for an unknown quantity.However, there are some conceivable risks of abuse.The quotations go on in this vein for pages on end for every conceivable sort of occupation.And it probably always will, since no conceivable technology can prevent petroleum combustion from producing carbon dioxide.It is conceivable that we could solve all our problems.every conceivableHorses predominate and many types are presented in every conceivable action.The implications of these presuppositions are far-reaching and affect every conceivable aspect of man's life.The Rockets have been backed into every conceivable corner in the playoff penthouse.The Olympic Games organizers are trying to prepare for every conceivable emergency.In our definition, need we take into account every conceivable feeling, thought, attitude, or action?We tried every likely swim for a mile up and downstream, combining every conceivable method.Dry-run testing all systems and sub-systems in every conceivable scenario is fantastically time-consuming.Deion will be invited to speak everywhere, and on every conceivable topic: Deion on Whitewater.Over two hundred kinds of squid are eaten in every conceivable way from raw to pickled.
con·ceiv·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
imagined be Corpus or able to believed


conceivable
conceivable AC /kənˈsiːvəbəl/ adjective
 Word Family: verb: conceive; noun: conception; adjective: conceivableinconceivable
able to be believed or imagined
   OPP  inconceivable:
    It is conceivable that you may get full compensation, but it’s not likely.
    We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle.
—conceivably adverb:
    Conceivably, interest rates could rise very high indeed.


con·ceiv·able AW BrE /kənˈsiːvəbl/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsiːvəbl/ 🔊 adjectivethat you can imagine or believe 可想象的;可信的 SYN possible It is conceivable that I'll see her tomorrow. 我可能明天会见到她。🔊🔊a beautiful city with buildings of every conceivable age and style拥有各个时代和各种风格建筑物的美丽城市 OPP inconceivable con·ceiv·ably AW BrE /kənˈsiːvəbli/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsiːvəbli/ 🔊 adverbThe disease could conceivably be transferred to humans. 这种疾病可能会传染给人类。🔊🔊