英语

drinkable

gb/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/ us/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
B2 英语
义项
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adjective B2 property
1

safe and suitable to drink

You can drink it safely.

用法模式: drinkable [liquid]
常见错误:
Learners sometimes think drinkable means 'alcoholic'; it mainly means 'safe to drink'.
近义词
potable (More formal/technical, used especially for water.) | safe to drink (Common plain-language equivalent.)
反义词
undrinkable (Not safe or not fit to drink.) | contaminated (Specifically emphasizes pollution or germs.)
搭配
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
主题
food_and_drink |health |daily_life |environment
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • This water is drinkable.
  • Is the tap water drinkable here?
adjective B2 property
2

tastes good enough to drink

It tastes OK (not terrible).

用法模式: drinkable [drink]
常见错误:
This meaning is about taste/quality, not safety; context usually makes that clear.
近义词
palatable (More formal; means 'pleasant enough to taste'.) | acceptable (Neutral; focuses on meeting a basic standard.)
反义词
undrinkable (So unpleasant (or poor quality) that you cannot drink it.) | foul-tasting (Emphasizes very bad taste.)
搭配
barely drinkable |quite drinkable |surprisingly drinkable |perfectly drinkable |still drinkable |drinkable wine |drinkable coffee |drinkable beer |more drinkable |less drinkable
主题
food_and_drink |daily_life
例句
  • 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.
学习者例句
  • The tea is drinkable, but it needs sugar.
语法
词典原形
drinkable
IPA
GB/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
US/dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
音节与重音
drink - able (2 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (drink)
词形变化
Adjective
  • Base: drinkable
词族
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
相关表达

make [something] drinkable

1
/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ dɹˈɪŋkəbəl/
fixed phrase

treat liquid so it’s safe

Make it safe to drink.

例句
  • 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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