acceptable

adj.

1. （社会上）认同的，认可的
   agreed or approved of by most people in a society
   1. Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour.
      儿童必须学会社会上认可的行为举止。
2. 可接受的；令人满意的；可容许的
   that sb agrees is of a good enough standard or allowed
   1. We want a political solution that is acceptable to all parties.
      我们需要一个各方都可接受的政治解决方案。
   2. For this course a pass in English at grade B is acceptable.
      英语成绩B级就可以学这门课程。
   3. Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.
      这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。
3. 还可以的；尚可的；差强人意的
   not very good but good enough
   1. The food was acceptable, but no more.
      食物还可以，但说不上很好。

1. ADJ-GRADED （大多数人）认同的，认可的
   Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
   1. It is becoming more acceptable for women to drink alcohol...
      女性喝酒渐渐被人们接受。
   2. The air pollution exceeds most acceptable levels by 10 times or more.
      大气污染程度超出了普遍认可的标准10倍或更多。
2. ADJ-GRADED 可接受的;值得接受的
   If something is acceptable to someone, they agree to consider it, use it, or allow it to happen.
   1. They have thrashed out a compromise formula acceptable to Moscow...
      他们经过讨论达成了一项莫斯科可以接受的折中方案。
   2. They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
      他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。
3. ADJ-GRADED 尚可的；还可以的
   If you describe something as acceptable, you mean that it is good enough or fairly good.
   1. On the far side of the street was a restaurant that looked acceptable...
      远处街边有一家饭店看起来还可以。
   2. We've made an acceptable start, but it could've been better.
      我们起了一个好头，但本可以更好一些的。

1. It is becoming more acceptable for women to drink alcohol
   女性喝酒渐渐被人们接受。
2. The air pollution exceeds most acceptable levels by 10 times or more.
   大气污染程度超出了普遍认可的标准10倍或更多。
3. They have thrashed out a compromise formula acceptable to Moscow
   他们经过讨论达成了一项莫斯科可以接受的折中方案。
4. They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
   他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。
5. On the far side of the street was a restaurant that looked acceptable
   远处街边有一家饭店看起来还可以。
6. We've made an acceptable start, but it could've been better.
   我们起了一个好头，但本可以更好一些的。
7. Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
   地方口音还可以接受，但要下大力气纠正语法错误。
8. Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context
   征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
9. His no-inflation bill serves as a useful counterweight to proposals less acceptable to the Committee.
   他的反通货膨胀法案相对于那些不怎么让委员会满意的提案来说倒是一个有效的平衡。
10. No cinema director had a more profound effect in pushing the envelope of acceptable family entertainment.
    在挑战家庭娱乐片的接受程度方面，没有哪个电影导演比他的影响更深远。
11. In any event, the bowling alley restaurant proved quite acceptable.
    无论如何，那个保龄球场的餐厅证明还是很不错的。
12. Brothels, she insists, are the acceptable face of prostitution
    她坚持认为，妓院是卖淫可为人接受的一种形式。
13. Who ever thought people would see Arsenal as the acceptable face of football?
    谁会想到人们会认为足球之道可如阿森纳队呢？
14. Put your best foot forward and work on the assumption that there is an acceptable solution to every problem you are likely to face.
    要尽力而为，要相信你可能遇到的每一个问题都会有一个适当的解决方案。
15. Anger is not necessarily the most useful or acceptable reaction to such events
    对于这种事，发火不见得是最有用或最能被接受的反应。
16. Nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then
    如今，女性胸怀大志也能被接受，但那时候不是这样。
17. Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society.
    有些字眼较粗俗，不为上流社会所接受。
18. This technique is becoming more refined and more acceptable all the time.
    这种技术变得越来越完善，越来越受人欢迎。
19. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.
    如此过分地怠慢他们的崇拜者令人无法接受。
20. The fiction that 'he' is a neutral shorthand for 'he or she' is no longer acceptable to many.
    认为“他”是“他或她”的中性简称的这种说法，很多人已不再接受。
21. Any solution must be acceptable to all sides.
    任何解决办法都必须能为各方所接受。
22. Cartoons are always acceptable to kids.
    卡通是孩子们最喜欢的。
23. Similarly, risk concentrations that might be acceptable at a single institution in a period of economic expansion could be dangerous if they existed at a large number of institutions simultaneously.
    同样，在经济扩张时期，一个单独的机构可以接受的风险集中，如果在大量的机构中同时存在，就是十分危险的。
24. Fruit is very acceptable.
    水果是最受欢迎的。
25. It would be very acceptable as a present.
    它作为礼物会很受欢迎。
26. In the negotiations, they agreed to water down their original stiff demand to one acceptable to both sides.
    在谈判中，他们同意把原来的强硬要求降低到双方都可以接受的地步。
27. I'm sorry to say that your work is not completely acceptable.
    很遗憾，你的工作还未能尽如人意。
28. We hope that you will consider our offer acceptable.
    希望我们所提供的条件能令你满意。
29. So what is an acceptable level of radiation?
    那么可接受的辐射量是多少？

adj

1. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
   1. acceptable levels of radiation
   2. performances varied from acceptable to excellent

2. adequate for the purpose
   1. the water was acceptable for drinking

3. meeting requirements
   1. the step makes a satisfactory seat

   Synonym:    satisfactory

4. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
   1. acceptable English usage