[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可见的;看得见的 If something is visible, it can be seen.
[usu v-link ADJ]
The warning lights were clearly visible...
警示信号灯清晰可见。
They found a bacterium visible to the human eye...
他们发现了一种肉眼可见的细菌。
The meadows are hardly visible from the house.
从房子里几乎看不见草地。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]明显的;引人注目的;能认出的 You use visible to describe something or someone that people notice or recognize.
The most visible sign of the intensity of the crisis is unemployment...
预示危机严重程度的一个最显著的迹象就是失业情况。
He was making a visible effort to control himself...
他明显是在努力控制自己的情绪。
Miss Amiel has become a highly visible columnist and was voted the 1989 Woman of Distinction.
埃米尔小姐已成为一个备受关注的专栏作家,并当选为1989年度最杰出女性。
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The Russians were visibly wavering...
那些俄国人明显在犹豫。
They emerged visibly distressed and weeping.
他们显然很沮丧,一副哭哭啼啼的样子。
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[ADJ 形容词]有形的;商品的 In economics, visible earnings are the money that a country makes as a result of producing goods, rather than from services such as banking and tourism.
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[BUSINESS 商]
In the UK visible imports have traditionally been greater than visible exports.
在英国,传统上有形产品的进口一直大于出口。
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vis·ible★AWL/ˈvɪzəbl; NAmEˈvɪzəbl/adjective1★that can be seen 看得见的;可见的◆The house is clearly visiblefrom the beach. 从海滩可以清楚地看到那所房子。◆Most stars are not visible to the naked eye.大多数星星肉眼看不见。2★that is obvious enough to be noticed 明显的;能注意到的SYN
obvious
◆visible benefits显而易见的实惠◆a visible police presence明显有警察在场◆He showed no visible sign of emotion.他丝毫不露声色。◆She made a visible effort to control her anger.看得出她竭力控制自己不发火。☞compare
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vis·ible/ˈvɪzəbl; NAmEˈvɪzəbl/
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visiblevis‧i‧ble /ˈvɪzəbəl/ ●●○W3AWL adjective
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1something that is visible can be seenOPP invisibleclearly/highly/barely etc visible The outline of the mountains was clearly visible.visible to The sign was clearly visible to passing motorists. The comet is visible to the naked eye (=can be seen without using special equipment). Check the plant for any visible signs of disease.2an effect that is visible is great enough to be noticedSYN noticeable: There has been a visible change in his attitude.3someone who is visible is in a situation in which a lot of people notice them: highly visible politiciansCOLLOCATIONSadverbsclearly/plainly visible· The fracture was clearly visible on the X-ray.highly visible· Cyclists should wear highly visible colours.easily visible· By July 26, Mercury should be easily visible in the evening sky.barely/hardly visible· The parked car was barely visible in the darkness.phrasesvisible to the naked eye (=able to be seen without using special equipment)· The comet is now visible to the naked eye.a visible sign· He considered the expensive car a visible sign of his achievement.
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