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plausible adj.
⇨ possible 2possible2 adjective It is possible to get there by bus. 可以乘公共汽车去那里。several possible explanations 几种合理的解释possible ♦︎ plausible ♦︎ credible ♦︎ conceivable ♦︎ imaginable ♦︎ believableThese words all describe sth that seems reasonable or is likely to be true. 这些词均表示有道理的、可信的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆possible / plausible / credible / conceivable / imaginable / believable that...◆a possible / plausible / credible / believable explanation / excuse◆a possible / plausible / credible solution / answer◆a plausible / credible / believable story / account◆to sound possible / plausible / credible / believable◆entirely / perfectly / quite possible / plausible / credible / conceivable◆barely / hardly / scarcely possible / credible / conceivable / imaginable / believable◆every possible / conceivable / imaginable...■ possible reasonable or acceptable in a particular situation 合理的；可接受的◆There are several possible explanations.有几个合理的解释。◆It's scarcely possible that he knew nothing about it.他不大可能对此一无所知。OPP impossible ⇨ impossible ■ plausible / /ˈplɔːzəbl/ / (rather formal) (of an excuse or explanation) reasonable and likely to be true （借口或解释）有道理的，可信的◆Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。◆The only plausible explanation is that he forgot.唯一合理的解释就是他忘了。OPP implausible ⇨ unlikely 2 see also reasonable ⇨ reasonable ▸ plausibly adverb ◆He argued, very plausibly, that the claims were untrue.他振振有词地辩解说那些说法不属实。■ credible / /ˈkredəbl/ / that can be believed or trusted 可信的；可靠的◆It's just not credible that she would cheat.她竟然行骗，这简直令人难以置信。◆There's only one credible witness in the case.此案只有一个可信的证人。OPP incredible ⇨ incredible ▸ credibility noun [uncountable] ◆The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness.原告极力削弱证人的可信度。■ conceivable / /kənˈsiːvəbl/ / possible to imagine or believe 可想象的；可信的◆It's not conceivable that she didn't know what was going on.很难想象她对正在发生的事毫不知晓。◆We've examined the problem from every conceivable angle.我们已经从所有可能的角度分析了这个问题。OPP inconceivable ⇨ impossible ▸ conceivably adverb ◆He might conceivably go on to win the finals.他有望继而赢得决赛。■ imaginable / /ɪˈmædʒɪnəbl/ / possible to imagine 可想象的◆What those prisoners went through is hardly imaginable.很难想象那些囚犯都经历了些什么。ⓘ Imaginable is often used with superlatives and with all and every to emphasize that sth is the best, worst etc. that you could imagine or that it includes every possible example. * imaginable常与最高级和all、every连用，强调是所有能想象的事物中最好的或最差的，或者无所不包◆The house has the most spectacular views imaginable.从这所房子可以看到所能想象的最壮丽的景色。◆They stock every imaginable type of music.他们备有各种能想到的音乐。 OPP unimaginable ⓘ Something that is unimaginable is impossible to think of or to believe exists. * unimaginable意为不可想象或难以置信◆unimaginable wealth / possibilities难以想象的财富／机会◆This level of success would have been unimaginable just last year.取得这样的成功，仅仅在一年前都是不敢想象的。 ■ believable that can be believed 可相信的；可信任的◆The characters in the play are simply not believable (= you cannot believe they represent real people).剧中人物一点也不真实。OPP unbelievable ⇨ incredible |