Durable
['djʊərəb(ə)l] or ['dʊrəbl]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) existing for a long time; 'hopes for a durable peace'; 'a long-lasting friendship' .
(adj.) very long lasting; 'less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys'; 'the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent' .
(adj.) capable of withstanding wear and tear and decay; 'durable denim jeans' .
整理:露丝--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.
鲍里斯校對
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Permanent, lasting, abiding, continuing, constant, stable.
整理:塞丽娜
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Lasting, permanent, stable, persistent, abiding, constant, continuing
ANT:Evanescent, transient, impermanent, unstable
手打:维吉尔
解釋/意思:
adj. able to last or endure: hardy: permanent.—ns. Dur′ableness Durabil′ity quality of being durable: power of resisting decay.—adv. Dur′ably.—ns. Dur′ance continuance: imprisonment: duress; Dur′ant a strong cloth in imitation of buff-leather; Durā′tion continuance in time: time indefinitely: power of continuance.
編輯:曼纽尔
例句/造句/用法:
- These photographs, which may be considered the first durable ones that had been obtained, were, with one exception, taken on plates made of pewter. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- The expense, too, which is laid out in durable commodities, is favourable not only to accumulation, but to frugality. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- This paint gives a very durable and pliant covering, which does not melt in the greatest heat of summer nor crack or break in the greatest cold. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- It must depend upon durable principles of the mind, which extend over the whole conduct, and enter into the personal character. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- Granite supplies the most durable materials for building, as many of the ancient Egyptian monuments testify. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Wood treated in this way is very durable. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- These alone are durable enough to affect our sentiments concerning the person. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- The bottom is floored with maple and covered with a specially prepared pit mat, durable, yet soft, so as not to damage the balls and pins falling upon it. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- He felt that he, himself, Gerald, had harder and more durable truths than any the other man knew. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- As made today by the leading manufacturers, it is simple, durable and easy to operate and care for. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- The land constitutes by far the greatest, the most important, and the most durable part of the wealth of every extensive country. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The great necessity for more durable carbons became a desideratum so urgent that the tireless inventor decided to commission another explorer to search the tropical jungles of the Orient. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- The effect of such regulations, however, is not near so durable in sinking the workman's wages below, as in raising them above their natural rate. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- I am laying down good intentions, which I believe durable as flint. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He knew also how strong and durable it was. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
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