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词组 possible
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possible /ˈpɒsəbəl, ˈpɒsɪbəl $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective if something is possible, it can be done or achievedphrasesit is possible to do sth From the hilltop it was possible to see the sea.make it possible to do sth Medical advances have made it possible to keep more patients alive.if possible also if at all possible If possible, take light exercise first thing in the morning.where/wherever/whenever possible Where possible, grill your meat rather than fry it.do everything possible We must do everything possible to limit the damage we cause to the environment.in every way possible We offered to help him in every way possible.as soon as possible Please make a payment as soon as possible.as far as possible (=to the extent that is possible) Remember that you should, as far as possible, avoid drinking the local water.verbsthink/consider/believe sth possible The new technology produces results that we didn’t believe possible.prove possible It proved possible to open the door without using the key.remain possible Doctors are saying it remains possible that the patient’s condition will worsen.adverbsperfectly/quite possible (=definitely possible) Combining a family with a career is perfectly possible.theoretically possible (=possible in theory, but difficult and unlikely) It is theoretically possible for a student to get full marks.technically possible (=possible with the technology available) It may be technically possible to make these vehicles go faster, but is it wise?humanly possible (=able to be done if someone tries hard enough) It is not humanly possible to work for more than fifteen hours a day.reasonably possible We need to keep the cost as low as is reasonably possible.THESAURUS: possible feasiblesolution | plan | idea | option | alternative if something is feasible, it is possible and you can find a practical way of doing it: Using specially trained staff, though expensive, is often the only feasible solution. | We need to find out first if the idea is technically feasible. | There was no other feasible alternative | It is not feasible to have security cameras in every part of the building. | Da Silva considered that it was feasible that uranium could be produced on an industrial scale. viablealternative | solution | option | proposition possible and likely to be successful, and therefore worth doing: Some people argue that nuclear energy is the only viable alternative to coal or gas. | We have yet to find a viable solution to the problem. | Getting a loan was the only viable option (=the only thing that you could do). | Plenty of people want to come to the city, so a new hotel seems like a viable proposition (=something that could work). | The company was no longer financially viable (=it could not make enough money to be able to continue). | The product needs to be commercially viable (=it can make enough profit). workablesolution | answer | system | plan | policy | framework | approach | arrangement | agreement | alternative able to be done or used: The engineers believe they have found a workable solution to the problem. | The banks are trying to come up with a workable system for preventing credit card fraud. | The plan sounds workable to me. | He urged both sides to reach a workable agreement as soon as possible. | There appeared to be no other workable alternative. realisticchance | prospect | target | goal | option | possibility | expectation | alternative if something is realistic, it seems sensible to think that it can be done or achieved: The team have a realistic chance of winning the game. | A five per cent increase in sales seems a realistic target. | It is important to set yourself realistic goals. | His parents’ expectations didn’t seem very realistic. | For the foreseeable future there is no realistic alternative to oil for running aircraft. achievable also attainable formalgoal | target able to be achieved: A 5% increase in output is an achievable goal. | A 15% cut in carbon emissions is achievable. | Perfect democracy is not attainable, nor is perfect freedom or perfect justice. doable informal if something is doable, you can do it because you have enough energy, skill, time etc: Do you think the walk is doable? | Reducing gasoline consumption by 20% in ten years should be doable.Doable is not used before a noun.ANTONYMS impossible
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