compatible /kəmˈpætəbəl/ CET4 TEM8

• 1. 

  ADJ If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully. (系统、观点、信念等) 相容的

  例：

  Free enterprise, he argued, was compatible with Russian values and traditions.

  他辩称自由企业与俄罗斯的价值观和传统是相容的。

• 2. 

  compatibility N-UNCOUNT 相容性

  例：

  ...the issue of Islam and its compatibility with democracy.

  …伊斯兰教及其与民主体制的相容性问题。

• 3. 

  ADJ If you say that you are compatible with someone, you mean that you have a good relationship with them because you have similar opinions and interests. 意趣相投的

  例：

  Mildred and I are very compatible. She's interested in the things that interest me.

  米尔德丽德和我非常意趣相投。我感兴趣的东西她也感兴趣。

• 4. 

  compatibility N-UNCOUNT 意趣相投

  例：

  As a result of their compatibility, Haig and Fraser were able to bring about wide-ranging reforms.

  由于意趣相投，黑格和弗雷泽能带来广泛的改革。

• 5. 

  ADJ If one brand of computer or computer equipment is compatible with another brand, they can be used together and can use the same software. (电脑品牌) 兼容的

  例：

  Fujitsu took over another American firm, Amdal, to help it to make and sell machines compatible with IBM in the United States.

  富士通接管了另一家美国公司安岛，以帮助其在美国生产并销售与IBM兼容的机器。