respectable
美音:[rıs´pektəbəl
]
英音:[rıs´pektəbəl
]
adj.可敬的,有名望的,高尚的,值得尊敬的
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副词:respectably 名词:respectableness
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spec,spect＝to see,to look（看见）
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mediocre average passable fair respectable tolerable commonplace uneventful mere common ordinary habitualdistinguished noted of note honored popular in favor reputable respectable notable notorious celebrated renowned famous famed
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respectable
/rɪ'spektəbl; rɪ`spɛktəbl/
adj
1 of acceptable social position; decent and proper in appearance or behaviour 体面的; 有身分的; 正派的; 值得尊敬的
*a respectable married couple 一对值得尊敬的夫妻
* a respectable middle-class background, upbringing, etc 体面的中产阶级的出身、正派人所受的教养
* She looked perfectly respectable in her bathrobe at breakfast. 她用早餐时穿着浴衣, 真够风雅的.
* (ironic 反语) He's a bit too respectable (ie staid and conventional) for my tastes. 他老成持重未免过分, 我可不欣赏.
2 of a moderately good standard or size, etc; not bringing disgrace or embarrassment 达到一定标准或规模的; 不丢脸的
*There was quite a respectable crowd at the match on Saturday. 星期六观看比赛的人相当多. *
20000 is a very respectable salary. 20000英镑的薪金是非常可观的.
* Hunt jumped a respectable round although his horse was unfit. 亨特的马状态欠佳, 但他纵马跳障碍这一轮还算不错.
adj
1 of acceptable social position; decent and proper in appearance or behaviour 体面的; 有身分的; 正派的; 值得尊敬的
*a respectable married couple 一对值得尊敬的夫妻
* a respectable middle-class background, upbringing, etc 体面的中产阶级的出身、正派人所受的教养
* She looked perfectly respectable in her bathrobe at breakfast. 她用早餐时穿着浴衣, 真够风雅的.
* (ironic 反语) He's a bit too respectable (ie staid and conventional) for my tastes. 他老成持重未免过分, 我可不欣赏.
2 of a moderately good standard or size, etc; not bringing disgrace or embarrassment 达到一定标准或规模的; 不丢脸的
*There was quite a respectable crowd at the match on Saturday. 星期六观看比赛的人相当多. *
20000 is a very respectable salary. 20000英镑的薪金是非常可观的.
* Hunt jumped a respectable round although his horse was unfit. 亨特的马状态欠佳, 但他纵马跳障碍这一轮还算不错.
respectable
adj
someone who is respectable behaves in a way that is considered socially acceptable
hard-working, respectable people
a respectable family
Put a tie on - it'll make you look more respectable.
good or satisfactory
= decent
a respectable income
Her exam results were respectable enough.
>respectablyadv
>respectability [rɪ,spektə'bɪlɪti/
someone who is respectable behaves in a way that is considered socially acceptable
hard-working, respectable people
a respectable family
Put a tie on - it'll make you look more respectable.
good or satisfactory
= decent
a respectable income
Her exam results were respectable enough.
>respectablyadv
>respectability [rɪ,spektə'bɪlɪti/
1. Besides being an upright and respectable woman she was also a very sensible one.
她是个正派体面的女人，也是个非常明智的女人。
2. We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。
3. How dare you talk to a respectable woman like that?
你怎么可以对一个良家女子说那样的话?
4. She wanted to reach out her hand in the darkness and touch him — which she might have done if she had not been a respectable woman.
她想在夜色里伸出手去触摸他--要不是个正派女子，她真会这么做。
5. It was respectable to be a doctor, but not a surgeon who split people´s blood.
作一个医生是受人敬重的，但作一个使人流血的外科医生却是另一回事。
6. For more than half an hour 38 respectable Brooklyn, New York citizens watched a man attack and stab (刺杀) a woman three separate times.
在半个多小时的时间里，纽约布鲁克林区38名体面的居民旁观了一名男子三次袭击并最终刺死一名女子的过程。
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她是个正派体面的女人，也是个非常明智的女人。
2. We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小说中，我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭，却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。
3. How dare you talk to a respectable woman like that?
你怎么可以对一个良家女子说那样的话?
4. She wanted to reach out her hand in the darkness and touch him — which she might have done if she had not been a respectable woman.
她想在夜色里伸出手去触摸他--要不是个正派女子，她真会这么做。
5. It was respectable to be a doctor, but not a surgeon who split people´s blood.
作一个医生是受人敬重的，但作一个使人流血的外科医生却是另一回事。
6. For more than half an hour 38 respectable Brooklyn, New York citizens watched a man attack and stab (刺杀) a woman three separate times.
在半个多小时的时间里，纽约布鲁克林区38名体面的居民旁观了一名男子三次袭击并最终刺死一名女子的过程。
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