plausible

US [ˈplɔzəb(ə)l]
UK [ˈplɔːzəb(ə)l]
  • adj.有道理的；可信的；巧言令色的；花言巧语的
  • Web似是而非的；似乎可信的；似乎合理的

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plausible
adj.
1.
有道理的；可信的reasonable and likely to be true
Her story sounded perfectly plausible.
她的说辞听起来言之有理。
The only plausible explanation is that he forgot.
唯一合理的解释就是他忘掉了。
2.
巧言令色的；花言巧语的good at sounding honest and sincere, especially when trying to trick people
She was a plausible liar.
她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。

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1.
'What swayed people was there was no other plausible explanation' for who else might be hiding in the home, one U. S. official said.
一位美国官员说，大家都认为除了本•拉登，不可能会是其他人躲在那幢房子里。
yī wèi měi guó guān yuán shuō , dà jiā dōu rèn wéi chú le běn • lā dēng , bù kě néng huì shì qí tā rén duǒ zài nà zhuàng fáng zi lǐ 。
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2.
What is out of reach, as it was at Copenhagen, is agreement on a plausible programme for keeping climate change in check.
正如哥本哈根峰会一样，这次峰会就一项控制气候变化的合理计划仍然无法达成一致。
zhèng rú gē běn hā gēn fēng huì yí yàng , zhè cì fēng huì jiù yī xiàng kòng zhì qì hòu biàn huà de hé lǐ jì huà réng rán wú fǎ dá chéng yí zhì 。
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3.
I've sat in on Chinese classes in poor neighborhoods, and I've seen how it compels students to see China as a plausible part of their lives.
在一个贫穷的社区中，我坐在中文课堂上，看它强迫学生接受中国作为一个看似合理可能的他们生活中的一部分。
zài yī gè pín qióng de shè qū zhōng , wǒ zuò zài zhōng wén kè táng shàng , kàn tā qiǎng pò xué shēng jiē shòu zhōng guó zuò wéi yī gè kàn sì hé lǐ kě néng de tā men shēng huó zhōng de yí bù fen 。
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4.
The only plausible alternative involves the two conservative parties which presided over the build-up to crisis.
唯一看似可行的选择，是危机酝酿期间主政的两个保守党。
wéi yī kàn sì kě xíng de xuǎn zé , shì wēi jī yùn niàng qī jiān zhǔ zhèng de liǎng gè bǎo shǒu dǎng 。
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5.
There is a plausible theory of what it might be, and a reasonable chance of testing that theory to see if it is right.
我们有一个关于暗物质特性的似是而非的理论，也有合理的机会去检测理论的准确性。
wǒ men yǒu yī gè guān yú àn wù zhì tè xìng de sì shì ér fēi de lǐ lùn , yě yǒu hé lǐ de jī huì qù jiǎn cè lǐ lùn de zhǔn què xìng 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
A more plausible culprit for rising inequality seems to be technological progress (see chart below).
导致不平等程度日益加重的一个更为可能的罪魁祸首似乎是技术进步（见下图）。
dǎo zhì bù píng děng chéng dù rì yì jiā zhòng de yī gè gèng wéi kě néng de zuì kuí huò shǒu sì hū shì jì shù jìn bù ( jiàn xià tú ) 。
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7.
That might be true or at least plausible if, in order to have a basis, plagiarism would have to stand on some philosophical ground.
这么说也许是对的，至少是有一定道理的：如果是为了找出一个基础，剽窃问题就必须有一定的哲学依据。
zhè me shuō yě xǔ shì duì de , zhì shǎo shì yǒu yí dìng dào lǐ de : rú guǒ shì wèi le zhǎo chū yī gè jī chǔ , piāo qiè wèn tí jiù bì xū yǒu yí dìng de zhé xué yī jù 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
None of these assumptions seems all that plausible.
所有这些假定似乎都不那麽可信。
suǒ yǒu zhè xiē jiǎ dìng sì hū dōu bù nà mó kě xìn 。
www.pro-classic.com
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But it seems quite unlikely that any of these was an indoor temperature -- a particularly chilly breeze is a more plausible explanation.
但是，这些任何一个都不可能是室外温度——貌似更合理的解释是，有一阵特别寒冷的微风。
dàn shì , zhè xiē rèn hé yī gè dōu bù kě néng shì shì wài wēn dù —— mào sì gèng hé lǐ de jiě shì shì , yǒu yí zhèn tè bié hán lěng de wēi fēng 。
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10.
"The only plausible scenario for a dollar crash" , Mr Eichengreen concludes, "is one in which we bring it upon ourselves. "
如书中结语，“美元崩溃唯一的可能性，就是我们美国人自己导致的。”
rú shū zhōng jié yǔ , " měi yuán bēng kuì wéi yī de kě néng xìng , jiù shì wǒ men měi guó rén zì jǐ dǎo zhì de 。 "
www.ecocn.org
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