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Liable Legal Fall Laɪəbl Adj 1.易患的 2.应负责的 Children

Front liable
Pron ['laɪəbl]
Back 【liable】
adj. 1.易患的 2.应负责的
Children under the age of 10 are all liable to diseases.
十岁以下的小孩易患疾病。
He declared that he was not liable for his wife's debts.
他宣称他不应该负责他太太的债。
Vocab
liablesubject to legal action

If you drive into someone's fence, you’ll probably be held liable — legally responsible — for fixing it. Liable can also mean “likely,” usually with something unpleasant: "If you don't brush your teeth, they're liable to fall out."

When liable refers to legal responsibility, it's used with "for": "You're liable for the court costs" (meaning you have to pay them). When liable means "likely," it's with "to": "If you build your house on that cliff, it's liable to fall into the river," or "That part of town is liable to mudslides." Don't confuse liable with libel, which is a legal term for slander, or saying something false and damaging about someone.

All forms of 'liable' will appear on average once every 249 pages.
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