能zhòngyīngguànyòngduǎnyù:
  • indef det  tā men néng shěng chū de jiā jù zú gòu zhuāng mǎn yī jiān wū zǐ .   They were able to save enough of their furniture to fill a room
  • adv.  tā men rèn wéi tā kě néng lái diàn huà . yào shì zhè yàng de huà , jiù dé yòu rén shǒu zài zhè 'ér .   They think she may try to phone. If so, someone must stay here
  • n.  tā men xū yào zhǎo gè néng gān de lǜ shī xié zhù chǔlǐ .   They need the services of a good lawyer
  • v.  tā wěi zhuāng dé hěn hǎo , kě shì yī shuō huà jiù yuán xíng bì lù liǎo（ tīng tā de shēng yīn jiù néng rèn chū tā lái） .   He had a good disguise, but as soon as he spoke he betrayed himself, ie he was recognized by his voice
  • adj.  tā sì hū yòu kě néng huáng hūn qián dào dá .   It seems probable that he will arrive before dusk
  • v.  tā dī néng dé wú yǐ fù jiā , rán 'ér què shì chū yú hǎo xīn .meanwellbysbhavekindlyintentionstowardssb duì mǒu rén bào shàn yì mean   He's hopelessly inefficient, but I suppose he means well.
  • n.  tā qín fèn、 néng gān , dàn jué fēi tiān cái .   He is hard-working and able, but no genius
  • adj.  tā shí fēn nǎo huǒ , dàn zài tài dù shàng què hěn néng kè zhì .   He was furious, but his manner was very restrained
  • adj.  tā shí fēn zhèng pài , shǐ rén bù néng bù xǐ huān tā .   His essential decency makes it impossible to dislike him
  • v.  tā yā yì zhù běn néng de xìng yù , shì zhī wéi zuì 'è .   He repressed his natural sexual desires as sinful
  • n.  tā yòu xiǎng yào yòu wěn dìng de shōu rù , yòu bù xiǎng gōng zuò . tā bù néng liǎng zhě jiān dé .apieceofcake=>piece1.selllikehotcakes=>sell.takethebiscuit/cake=>biscuit.   He wants a regular income but doesn't want to work. He can't have his cake and eat it!
  •   tā kě bù shì néng yòng huā yán qiǎo yǔ dǎ dòng de rén .   He's not the sort of man you can put one over on
  •   tā kě néng jí shí lái dào zhè lǐ , bù guò wǒ bù néng kěn dìng .   He `might get here in time, but I can't be sure
  • n.  tā kě néng shī bài .   The odds are against him, ie He's unlikely to succeed
  • n.  tā kě néng bāng bù liǎo máng , dàn shì qiú tā yī xià dǎo yě wú fáng .   He may not be able to help but there's no harm in asking him
  • n.  tā kě néng méi gǎn shàng huǒ chē .   missed his train