2018-12-20每日一词bearable

“bearable”是动词“bear”的形容词形式,意思是“可忍受的”(=possible to bear),我们在口语和写作中都能用上它。比如想表达“人生不易,还好我们有爱情”这层意思,我们就可以说: Love makes life more bearable.  英英释义:If an unpleasant situation is bearable, you can accept or deal with it 


例句: 

① 我们想说某个人物、情况虽然不尽人意,但是还尚可,就可以用到 bearable。冬天很冷,不过和朋友一起吃顿火锅可以让冬天觉得好过一些,这时我们就可以说: 

Having hotpot with friends makes the harsh winter more bearable, if not enjoyable.

②《经济学人》在一篇讨论自杀的文章中也用到了 bearable: 

As people move to cities and the grip of tradition loosens, women have more choice about whom they marry or live with, making life more bearable.

这段话大概是说,女性对婚恋有了更多选择,这使得她们的生活还过得去。 

③在一篇讨论异地婚姻的文章中也用到了 bearable: 

Technological change has made living separate lives more bearable, and has thus probably contributed to long-distance marriage becoming more common. 

当我们想表示“科技让异地恋不再那么难熬”时,就可以套用这个句型说成: 

Technology has made long-distance relationships more bearable.

bearable 的反义词是“unbearable”也很常见,比如米兰昆德拉的小说《不能承受的生命之轻》的英文名字就是The Unbearable Lightness of Being


1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“bearable”,了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。 

动词(verb) + bearable

be(让人)可以忍受 become 变得可以容忍 make sth 使可以忍受某事物.  The camaraderie among fellow employees made the tedious work just bearable. 同事之间的情谊使枯燥乏味的工作变得还能忍受。

 find sth觉得可以忍受某事物.  He found the dullness of his work scarcely bearable. 他觉得他的工作枯燥乏味,简直无法忍受。

副词(adv) + bearable

almost 几乎可以忍受   hardly, scarcely 几乎无法忍受      just 勉强可以忍受

介词(prep) + bearable

for 对… 来说可以忍受.  The money made life more bearable for her. 这笔钱使她的日子还过得去。

2)翻译下面的句子: 

幽默让痛苦不再那么难熬。 

Humor can make pain more bearable. 

Humor makes the unbearable bearable. 

Humor can make pain almost bearable for us.

3)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。 

例子: Heat make cold winter bearable for northerners, but they also cause air pollution easily, especially boiler heating system.

场景 : 对北方人来说,暖气让冬天不再那么难熬,但也容易造成空气污染,尤其是锅炉制热

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