英 [əˈbɪləti] 美 [əˈbɪləti]
n. 能力，能够；才能，技能，本领
复数abilities
ability /əˈbɪlɪtɪ/ CET4 TEM4
单数型名词 Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it. 能力
The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.
公众从来都不相信他有处理这个工作的能力。
有变体名词 Your ability is the quality or skill that you have which makes it possible for you to do something. 才能
Her drama teacher spotted her ability.
她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。
Does the school cater to all abilities?
这所学校满足各水平才能的人吗?
习语 If you do something to the best of your abilities or to the best of your ability, you do it as well as you can. 尽某人所能
I take care of them to the best of my abilities.
我尽全力照顾他们。
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
同义词： power
能力（ability）是顺利完成某种活动所必需的，并直接影响活动效率的个性心理特征之一。能力总是和人的某种活动相联系并在活动中表现出来。
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）扶植（build）的首个水厂，日供水才能（ability）10万立方米，筹划（plan）在2014年南水北调工程通水之前建成，届时石家庄西部和主城区的市民将率先喝上优良的长江水。
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能力，能耐；才能
capacity / competence / talent / quality / power
No one doubted his ability.
没有人怀疑他的能力。
Her drama teacher spotted her ability.
她的戏剧老师发现了她的才能。
Almost everyone has some musical ability.
几乎人人都有一些音乐才能。
But unlike Superman and Wonder Woman, Unemployed Man's friends have no superpowers other than the ability to face reality.
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and I really liked, you know, the material and I felt like I had the natural ability for it,
我很喜欢课堂上接触到的那些会计知识，而且我感觉我在这方面有天赋。
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 为什么是会计学呢？
What is literacy? Literacy is more than the ability to read and write and some of your competition skills.
何为文化素养？,文化素养远远不止一个人的读写能力,以及一个人的某些竞争技能。
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It also found that the children's ability was not dependent on the amount of time they had spent in child care.
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He was honored for his art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new kinds of characters.
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Any serious handicapper would doubt the ability to place three winning bets in a row.
Ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively orally.
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Close attention to detail and quality of work, balanced by ability to manage heavy workload.