potable

英 [ˈpəʊtəbl]

美 [ˈpoʊtəbl]

adj.  可饮用的; 适于饮用的
n.  饮料

GRE

BNC.42659 / COCA.20938

牛津词典

adj.

• 可饮用的；适于饮用的
  safe to drink

柯林斯词典

• 可饮用的；适合饮用的
  Potablewater is clean and safe for drinking.

英英释义

noun

• any liquid suitable for drinking
  1. may I take your beverage order?
  Synonym:beveragedrinkdrinkable

adj

• suitable for drinking
  Synonym:drinkable

双语例句

• They set up purifying Systems in dozens of places where the water was not potable.
  他们在许多水不适于饮用的地方设置了净化系统。
• Essential primary health care; minimum essential and nutritious food; sanitation; safe and potable water; and essential drugs are included in the core content.
  这项核心内容包括基本初级卫生保健、最基本和有营养的食物、卫生条件、安全的饮用水，以及基本药物。
• Containers are flushed with compressed air or potable water before filling.
  容器在灌注之前经过压缩空气或饮用水冲洗。
• In places where the water is not potable, they set up purifying systems.
  在水无法饮用的地方，人们设立净化系统。
• The dorms have TV rooms, potable water, private lockers, free laundry service, and public telephones.
  宿舍内配有电视房、私人柜子、免费洗衣服务及公用电话。
• When a receiving water is to be used as a potable water supply, phenol and other organics discharged in industrial wastes will cause tastes and odors in the water.
  当一个接收水是水作为饮用水的供应，苯酚和其他有机物的排放，工业废物将口味和气味的原因。
• Stock up on food, potable water, batteries and first-aid supplies.
  储备食物，饮用水，电池和急救用品。
• Potable water, for rinsing chemically cleaned or Etched Concrete surfaces.
  用于冲洗经化学清理或蚀刻的混凝土表面的管道水。
• Conclusion: The contamination of entering-ship potable waters were severely by pathogenic Vibrio.
  结论：入境船舶上的饮用水被致病性弧菌污染较严重。
• There is a major problem in some pockets of the country with respect to potable water.
  在这个国家的局部地区，饮用水仍然是个重要的问题。