qualify
gb/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/ us/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
B1
英语
~ 2500
义项
0 个义项
动词
B1
action
1
Meet necessary requirements
To have or get the right skills, experience, or conditions needed for something.
用法模式：
to qualify for [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'qualify' with 'quality'. They are unrelated in meaning.
近义词
be eligible (More formal; often used in legal or administrative contexts.)
反义词
be disqualified (Means to be declared not allowed to take part, usually after failing to meet rules.)
搭配
qualify for a job
|qualify for benefits
|qualify for the final
|qualify for a loan
|qualify for the Olympics
主题
career
|sports
|education
|work
|business
例句
- She qualified for the finals after winning her heat.
- You must earn at least $50,000 a year to qualify for the program.
- He finally qualified for the national team.
- We don't qualify for free healthcare under the current rules.
学习者例句
- I qualified for the race.
- She qualifies for the new job.
- They qualify for free food.
- You qualify for the game.
动词
B1
action
2
Gain official certification
To finish study or training and be allowed to work in a job.
用法模式：
to qualify as [a profession]
常见错误：
Learners may forget to use 'as' before the profession title.
近义词
certify (Often used for the formal act of giving official status after meeting requirements.)
反义词
fail (To not succeed in passing the required exams or training.)
搭配
qualify as a doctor
|qualify as a lawyer
|qualify as a teacher
主题
career
|education
|work
例句
- After six years of study, she finally qualified as a doctor.
- He qualified as a pilot last year.
- You need to pass all modules to qualify as an engineer.
学习者例句
- I want to qualify as a nurse.
- She qualified as a teacher last year.
- He will qualify as a chef soon.
动词
B2
action
3
Add limits to statement
To change what you say so it is less strong or more exact.
用法模式：
to qualify [a statement/remark]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this meaning with 'to pass an exam'; here it is about changing how strong a statement is.
近义词
modify (More general; means to change something, not only limit it.)
反义词
emphasize (To make something stronger instead of limiting it.)
搭配
qualify a claim
|qualify a remark
|qualify an opinion
主题
communication
|logic
|core_vocabulary
例句
- I should qualify my earlier statement by noting that prices vary by region.
- He qualified his praise with some criticism.
- The minister qualified her comments after public backlash.
学习者例句
- He qualified his answer with an example.
- She qualified her opinion with facts.
- I qualified my statement about the weather.
动词
technical
C1
action
4
Describe as having quality
To say that someone or something has a quality.
用法模式：
to qualify [someone/something] as [adjective/noun]
近义词
classify (Means to put into a category; not always about qualities.)
反义词
disqualify (In some contexts, means to declare not suitable or lacking qualities.)
搭配
qualify someone as incompetent
|qualify something as urgent
主题
language
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例句
- The law qualifies such acts as criminal offenses.
- Would you qualify this behavior as rude?
- They qualified the event as a success.
学习者例句
- I qualify this book as boring.
- We qualify the plan as good.
- She qualifies his words as rude.
语法
词典原形
qualify
IPA
GB/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
US/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ/
音节与重音
qual - i - fy （3 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (qual)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: qualify
- 3rd Person Singular: qualifies
- Present Participle: qualifying
- Past: qualified
词族
Forms
qualifies
verb
qualifying
verb
qualified
verb
Core family
qualification
noun B1
Related words
quality
noun A2
qualifier
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
qualitative
adjective B2
qualitatively
adverb
相关表达
qualify as
1/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ ˈæz/
phrasal verb
Be accepted as something
To be seen or accepted as something because you meet the rules or meaning of the word.
例句
- This meal qualifies as healthy under our guidelines.
- Does his action qualify as self-defense?
qualify for
1/kwˈɑləfˌaɪ fɚ/
phrasal verb
Meet requirements for something
To have what is needed to get or do something.
例句
- Do I qualify for free delivery?
- She qualified for the championship after months of training.