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dependable

/dih-pen-duh-buhl/US // dɪˈpɛn də bəl //UK // (dɪˈpɛndəbəl) //

可靠的,可信赖的,靠谱的,可信赖

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.reliable, responsible

Examples

  • Never, that is, until this fan-free denatured year, with one more of our dependable normal delights subtracted.

  • Calgary’s Jacob Markstrom is perhaps the only goaltender in the division who can be called a dependable starter this season.

  • They’re not as reliant on Irving being dependable and engaged.

  • Wired might be dependable, but it’s not always as convenient as wireless.

  • Second, as Grantham writes, “The single most dependable feature of the late stages of the great bubbles of history has been really crazy investor behavior, especially on the part of individuals.”

  • Palmer turned out to be so dependable in his public appearances that Jockey was shocked.

  • They had a very South American mentality where you had to have a very dependable job—a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer.

  • Most have little opportunity to reclaim a life of solid, dependable work.

  • The Dependable Air Service Act now moves to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to be taken up as soon as Friday.

  • In this unwelcome role, a patient may come to rely on his one dependable anchor—a familiar place to recuperate.

  • All at once Sara Lee saw the little parlor at home, and Harvey, gentle, rather stolid and dependable.

  • It had been done at twilight with striking boldness, and no dependable trace of the kidnappers had been found.

  • His knowledge of villages and rancheros was more dependable than that of the vaqueros; he would know the names of safe men.

  • He paused as his mind evidently went searching among his men for one dependable.

  • Uncle Dan'l was a favorite, too-kind-hearted and dependable, while his occasional lockjaw gave him an unusual distinction.