Ingles

drinkable

gb/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/ us/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
B2 Ingles
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
adjective B2 property
1

safe and suitable to drink

You can drink it safely.

Padron ng paggamit: drinkable [liquid]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes think drinkable means 'alcoholic'; it mainly means 'safe to drink'.
Mga kasingkahulugan
potable (More formal/technical, used especially for water.) | safe to drink (Common plain-language equivalent.)
Mga kasalungat
undrinkable (Not safe or not fit to drink.) | contaminated (Specifically emphasizes pollution or germs.)
Mga kolokasyon
drinkable water |drinkable tap water |drinkable supply |drinkable groundwater |clean and drinkable |safe and drinkable |fully drinkable |not drinkable |make it drinkable |treated to be drinkable
Mga tema
food_and_drink |health |daily_life |environment
Mga Halimbawa
  • After the storm, the city warned residents that the tap water was not drinkable.
  • The filter removes bacteria and makes the water drinkable.
  • In some villages, only one well provides drinkable water year-round.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • This water is drinkable.
  • Is the tap water drinkable here?
adjective B2 property
2

tastes good enough to drink

It tastes OK (not terrible).

Padron ng paggamit: drinkable [drink]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
This meaning is about taste/quality, not safety; context usually makes that clear.
Mga kasingkahulugan
palatable (More formal; means 'pleasant enough to taste'.) | acceptable (Neutral; focuses on meeting a basic standard.)
Mga kasalungat
undrinkable (So unpleasant (or poor quality) that you cannot drink it.) | foul-tasting (Emphasizes very bad taste.)
Mga kolokasyon
barely drinkable |quite drinkable |surprisingly drinkable |perfectly drinkable |still drinkable |drinkable wine |drinkable coffee |drinkable beer |more drinkable |less drinkable
Mga tema
food_and_drink |daily_life
Mga Halimbawa
  • The instant coffee was weak, but still drinkable.
  • It’s not a great bottle of wine, but it’s drinkable.
  • By the time the ice melted, the soda was flat and barely drinkable.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • The tea is drinkable, but it needs sugar.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
drinkable
IPA
GB/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
US/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
Mga pantig at diin
drink - able (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (drink)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
  • Base: drinkable
Mga kaugnay na salita
Core family
drink verb A1 drinker noun
Related words
drunk adjective A2 drunken adjective B2
Negative and opposite forms
undrinkable adjective
Advanced or less common
drinkability noun
Mga ekspresyon

make [something] drinkable

1
/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
fixed phrase

treat liquid so it’s safe

Make it safe to drink.

Mga Halimbawa
  • Boiling the water for one minute will make it drinkable.
  • The new treatment plant can make river water drinkable in a few hours.
  • In an emergency, purification tablets can help make water drinkable.

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