tenable

美 [ˈtenəb(ə)l]
英 ['tenəb(ə)l]
  • adj.说得过去的；站得住脚的；可保有
  • 网络可防守的；守得住的；有条理的

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tenable
adj.
1.
说得过去的；站得住脚的easy to defend against attack or criticism
a tenable position
说得过去的观点
The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.
认为这种工作不适合妇女的旧想法再也站不住脚了。
2.
[nbn]
可保有，可保持，可担任（一段时间）that can be held for a particular period of time
The lectureship is tenable for a period of three years.
讲师这一职务任期三年。

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释义:
全部全部,说得过去的说得过去的,站得住脚的站得住脚的,可保有可保有,可防守的可防守的,守得住的守得住的,有条理的有条理的
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1.
I believe that our contemporary pragmatists, especially Messrs. Schiller and Dewey, have given the only tenable account of this subject.
我相信当代的实用主义者，特别是席勒和杜威两位先生，对于这个问题已经给了我们唯一有条理的解释。
2.
A tenable marriage is not always in effect, while an effectual marriage is sure to be lawful.
已经成立的婚姻不一定有效，有效的婚姻则一定是依法成立。
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3.
At these revenue levels, the industry's practice of siphoning off half of each dollar it makes to pay itself is no longer tenable.
在目前这种收入水平上，银行业把赚到的钱分一半给自己人的惯例已经行不通了。
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4.
As there is nothing mystical or theological about Confucianism, such a view is, indeed, quite tenable.
因为儒教没有什么神秘或神学色彩，这样的一种看法的确是站得住脚的。
5.
If this were continued, the barricade was no longer tenable. The grape-shot made its way in.
如果这样继续下去，街垒就支持不住了，连珠弹会直接打进来。
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6.
If the firm could make it through Friday, executives believed, they could come up with a more tenable fix to their problems.
管理层相信，如果在周五前准备好这些材料，他们的问题就不会再扩大。
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7.
Fear we must recognize that Crete is no longer tenable and that troops must be withdrawn as far as possible.
恐怕我们必须承认，克里特岛不能再守下去，部队必须尽量撤出。
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8.
The view that the earth is flat was no longer tenable .
认为地球是平的这一观点站不住脚了。
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9.
The scholarship will be tenable for one year, covering the full cost of the scholar's university fee, hall fee and monthly stipends .
每期奖学金为时一年，其费用包括了学者的学费，住宿费和每月的生活津贴。
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10.
What reason would the establishment give, that would be a tenable excuse?
那权势集团会给出什么样的站得住脚的理由呢？
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