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eligible

🇬🇧 UK/'elidʒәbl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

adj.

Meeting the necessary conditions or requirements to participate in or be chosen for something

有资格的,合格的

n.

A person who meets the required qualifications

合格者,有资格的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, former
+
ligchoose, read, gather
+
iblecapable of, worthy of
=eligible

Common Collocations

  • 1.eligible for有资格获得
  • 2.eligible to有资格

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Only citizens over eighteen are eligible to vote in the election.

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