respectable

US [rɪˈspektəb(ə)l]
UK [rɪ'spektəb(ə)l]
  • adj.体面的；得体的；值得尊敬的；相当好的
  • Web可敬的；可尊敬的；高尚的

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respectable
adj.
1.
体面的；得体的；值得尊敬的considered by society to be acceptable, good or correct
a highly respectable neighbourhood
非常体面的街区
a respectable married man
正派的已婚男子
Go and make yourself look respectable.
去把自己弄得体面点儿。
2.
相当好的；不丢面子的fairly good; that there is not reason to be ashamed of
a perfectly respectable result
非常好的结果

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1.
It won't do for a respectable bank gentleman like you, to be seen speaking to him publicly, you know. '
像你这样体面的银行人员公开跟他说话是不行的，这你知道。
xiàng nǐ zhè yàng tǐ miàn de yín háng rén yuán gōng kāi gēn tā shuō huà shì bù xíng de , zhè nǐ zhī dào 。
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2.
When Hunter noticed how well cared for and well dressed he was, he thought the child must belong to well-to-do, respectable parents.
亨特注意到他穿着讲究，象是受到良好照管的样子，他想这一定是有钱，有身份人家的孩子。
hēng tè zhù yì dào tā chuān zhe jiǎng jiū , xiàng shì shòu dào liáng hǎo zhào guǎn de yàng zǐ , tā xiǎng zhè yí dìng shì yǒu qián , yǒu shēn fèn rén jiā de hái zi 。
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3.
Start-up times on the two were respectable for a Windows PC: ready to go from cold start in just over a minute.
两款电脑的启动时间对Windows电脑来说都是相当好的：冷启动只要一分多钟的时间。
liǎng kuǎn diàn nǎo de qǐ dòng shí jiān duì Windows diàn nǎo lái shuō dōu shì xiāng dāng hǎo de : lěng qǐ dòng zhǐ yào yī fēn duō zhōng de shí jiān 。
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4.
The willingness of these respectable people to help Eliza was good for her case.
这些有名望的人的帮助对她的案子是有利的。
zhè xiē yǒu míng wàng de rén de bāng zhù duì tā de àn zi shì yǒu lì de 。
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5.
It never occurred to me that such a respectable politician could be a paedophile.
我从没想到这样一个受人尊敬的政客居然是个恋童癖者。
wǒ cóng méi xiǎng dào zhè yàng yī gè shòu rén zūn jìng de zhèng kè jū rán shì gè liàn tóng pǐ zhě 。
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6.
He thought, "If a respectable suitor comes and asks for her hand in marriage, I will give her to him. "
他想：“如果有一个有身份的求婚者向女儿求婚，我会同意的。”
tā xiǎng : " rú guǒ yǒu yī gè yǒu shēn fèn de qiú hūn zhě xiàng nǚ ér qiú hūn , wǒ huì tóng yì de 。 "
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7.
The range is all based around diesel engines from a respectable 84 PS up to a whopping 174 PS which really is a flying machine.
射程大约是出于一个像样柴油机多达84聚苯乙烯174聚苯乙烯其中高速真是个飞行器。
shè chéng dà yuē shì chū yú yī gè xiàng yàng chái yóu jī duō dá bā shí sì jù běn yǐ xī yì bǎi qī shí sì jù běn yǐ xī qí zhōng gāo sù zhēn shì gè fēi xíng qì 。
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8.
indeed, they might have come from America's Democratic Party, or even from the op-ed pages of a respectable business daily.
实际上，这些提议或许是来自美国民主党，抑或是来自一份著名的商业日报专栏。
shí jì shang , zhè xiē tí yì huò xǔ shì lái zì měi guó mín zhǔ dǎng , yì huò shì lái zì yī fèn zhù míng de shāng yè rì bào zhuān lán 。
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9.
If you're looking ways to help those in need this Veteran's Day, you might check out a respectable charity like the Fisher House Foundation.
在退伍军人日，如果你想帮助这些需要帮助的人，你可以加入一个有名望的慈善机构，比如渔人社基金会。
zài tuì wǔ jūn rén rì , rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng bāng zhù zhè xiē xū yào bāng zhù de rén , nǐ kě yǐ jiā rù yī gè yǒu míng wàng de cí shàn jī gòu , bǐ rú yú rén shè jī jīn huì 。
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10.
I know that you could be neither happy nor respectable, unless you truly esteemed your husband; unless you looked up to him as a superior.
我知道，你除非真正能敬重你的丈夫，认为他高你一等，你便不会觉得幸福，也不会觉得得意。
wǒ zhī dào , nǐ chú fēi zhēn zhèng néng jìng zhòng nǐ de zhàng fu , rèn wéi tā gāo nǐ yī děng , nǐ biàn bú huì jué de xìng fú , yě bú huì jué de dé yì 。
www.hjenglish.com
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