词组 | acceptable |
释义 | acceptable /əkˈseptəbəl/ adjective good enough or satisfactoryadverbscompletely/totally/entirely/fully acceptable His suggestion sounds totally acceptable to me.quite acceptable If you can’t get fresh mangoes, then dried ones are quite acceptable.perfectly acceptable (=completely acceptable – often used when you disagree with someone) Some people think that it is perfectly acceptable to wear shorts to work when it’s hot.generally/widely acceptable (=most people think it is acceptable) This idea has now become widely acceptable.not remotely acceptable (=not acceptable at all) His actions are not even remotely acceptable.mutually acceptable (=acceptable to both people or groups) The talks are aimed at finding a mutually acceptable solution.socially/culturally acceptable In Britain, it is socially acceptable to live with someone before you get married.morally/ethically acceptable I don’t think that testing drugs on prisoners is morally acceptable.verbsprove acceptable formal (=be found to be acceptable) None of the solutions proved acceptable.make sth acceptable They changed the ending of the movie, to make it more acceptable to young children.find/consider sth acceptable also deem sth acceptable formal (=think it is acceptable) What level of pollution would you deem acceptable?nounsan acceptable standard/level Teaching at the school is of an acceptable standard.acceptable behaviour He seems to think that it is acceptable behaviour to sleep in class.an acceptable solution Building another road is not an acceptable solution for traffic problems.an acceptable way We are trying to find an acceptable way of dealing with the problem.an acceptable alternative We will soon run out of oil and we need to find an acceptable alternative.acceptable quality The quality of the photographs is acceptable.prepositionsacceptable to sb We want to reach a solution that is acceptable to both sides.acceptable for sth A suit is acceptable clothing for a business interview.phrasesbe the acceptable face of sth (=be acceptable to people who do not usually approve of that type of thing) The singer is the acceptable face of hip-hop music. |
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