able to be done; likely to be successful synonym feasible, workable可行的;行得通的 at the earliest practicable opportunity 在尽可能早的时机 You should report any such incident to your manager as soon as (is) practicable. 你应该尽快向你的经理报告任何此类事件。 The only practicable alternative is to postpone the meeting. 另外唯一可行的办法就是推迟会期。 Employers should provide a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable. 只要条件许可,雇主就须提供安全的工作环境。 Working at night wasn’t a practicable proposition. 晚上工作不是一个可行的提议。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2The university should provide timely notification where practicable. 大学应该在可行的情况下及时给予通知。 We aim to reduce, to the maximum extent practicable, the discharge of pollutants. 我们的目标是在最大可行的程度上减少污染物的排放。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- perfectly
- reasonably
- not very
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- as far as (is) practicable
- so far as (is) practicable
- as soon as (is) practicable
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French praticable, from pratiquer ‘put into practice’.