词组 | suitable |
释义 | suitable /ˈsuːtəbəl, ˈsjuː- $ ˈsuː-/ adjective having the right qualities for a particular person, purpose, or situationadverbsvery/highly suitable also eminently suitable formal The animal’s long legs are highly suitable for running.particularly/especially suitable The hotel is particularly suitable for families.equally suitable The bike is equally suitable for riding in the city and in the countryside.perfectly suitable (=completely suitable) The programme is perfectly suitable for children of all ages.hardly suitable (=not very suitable) Those shoes are hardly suitable for a walk in the country.nounsa suitable time Please call me to arrange a suitable time for an interview.a suitable place/location We finally found a suitable place for a picnic.a suitable person/candidate/husband/wife They don’t consider him a suitable husband for their daughter.a suitable replacement I’m having to use the old drill until I can find a suitable replacement.a suitable reply/answer Maggie couldn’t think of a suitable reply and decided not to say anything.verbsconsider sth (to be) suitable also deem sth suitable formal I don’t understand how a film like this could be deemed suitable for children.prepositionssuitable for sth The game is suitable for children over the age of six.suitable as sth Not all animals are suitable as pets.suitable to sth/sb Begin and end the letter in a way that is suitable to the person you are writing to.THESAURUS: suitable right completely suitable in every way: It’s a nice house, but it isn’t right for us. | We’ll tell her when the time is right. | It seemed the right thing to do. | I'm not sure this is the right place to talk about this. | You need to hold the racket in the right way when you hit the ball. | She would love to get married but she says she still hasn't met the right man. appropriate suitable for a particular purpose. Appropriate is more formal than suitable: She filled out all the appropriate forms. | It may not be an appropriate time to ask him about it. | What is the most appropriate way to end a business letter? | It’s not appropriate to wear a short skirt for an interview. proper especially spoken used about something that most people think is most suitable: You can’t change a wheel without the proper tools. | We must help him learn the proper way to behave. | It's best to wait until the proper time. | He needs to follow the proper procedure for hiring staff. suited if someone is suited to something, he or she has the right qualities to do it: He would be well suited to the job. | I decided that I wasn't really suited for a career as a journalist.You also use suited when saying that people are suitable for having a relationship with each other, for example because they like the same kinds of things: She knew they weren't suited to each other.ANTONYMS → unsuitable |
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