fairly good, but not of the best quality 尚好的；过得去的；还可以的 a tolerable degree of success 说得过去的成功
Extra ExamplesShe inspected the rooms and found them perfectly tolerable. 她仔细看了房间，觉得十分不错。 This wine is really quite tolerable considering it cost only $4 a bottle. 考虑到一瓶只要 4 美元，这葡萄酒真的相当不错了。 It'll take a lot more money to bring the housing stock up to a tolerable level. 将住房存量提高到一个可容忍的水平需要更多的钱。 They manage to provide a tolerable service. 他们设法提供了可以忍受的服务。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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that you can accept or bear, although unpleasant or painful 可接受的；可忍受的；可容忍的 At times, the heat was barely tolerable. 有时天气炎热得几乎令人难以忍受。 The doctors manage to keep the pain at a tolerable level. 医生设法把疼痛控制在可以忍受的水平。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- make something
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- barely
- almost
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Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin tolerabilis, from tolerare.