[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可信的;可靠的Credible means able to be trusted or believed.
Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many...
撒切尔女男爵的主张在很多人看来是可信的。
But in order to maintain a credible threat of intervention, we have to maintain a credible alliance.
然而,为了保持确实有效的干预威胁,我们必须维持可靠的联盟。
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Ministers can equally credibly claim that the opposition is to blame.
部长们也能同样令人信服地宣称,反对派应该受到指责。
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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](候选人、政策、体系等)有望成功的 A credible candidate, policy, or system, for example, is one that appears to have a chance of being successful.
Mr Robertson would be a credible candidate...
罗伯逊先生将是可能当选的候选人之一。
The challenge before the opposition is to offer credible alternative policies for the future.
摆在反对党面前的挑战是如何为未来发展提出其他可行性政策。
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He was the only figure who could credibly run the country.
他是有可能成功治理该国的唯一人选。
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cred·ible/ˈkredəbl; NAmEˈkredəbl/adjective1that can be believed or trusted 可信的;可靠的SYN
convincing
◆a credible explanation/witness可信的解释╱证人◆It is just not credible that she would cheat.她会行骗简直难以置信。2that can be accepted, because it seems possible that it could be successful (因看似可能成功而)可接受的SYN
viable
◆Community service is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment.除监禁外,社区劳动被看作是唯一可接受的选择。▶cred·ibly/ˈkredəbli; NAmEˈkredəbli/adverb◆We can credibly describe the band's latest album as their best yet.我们完全可以说,这支乐队的最新专辑是他们迄今的最佳作品。cred·ible/ˈkredəbl; NAmEˈkredəbl/cred·ibly/ˈkredəbli; NAmEˈkredəbli/
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crediblecred‧i‧ble /ˈkredəbəl/ ●○○ adjective
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deserving or able to be believed or trusted → incrediblecredible explanation/story/account etc He was unable to give a credible explanation for his behaviour. Her excuse was barely credible.credible threat/challenge/force etc Can Thompson make a credible challenge for the party leadership? a credible alternative to nuclear power—credibly adverb
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