workable
adj
1 that will work2(3); practicable or feasible 行得通的; 切合实际的; 可行的
a workable compromise, plan, scheme 行得通的折衷办法、 计画、 方案.
2 that can be or is worth working (work2 5) 值得经营的
The silver mine is no longer workable, eg because it is flooded or because the ore is exhausted. 这个银矿不值得开采了(如因积水或矿石储量将尽).
While early settlers had killed bison for food, now the killing became more widespread.
早期的殖民者只是以杀野牛为食,这时屠宰野牛就更为广泛了。
She also brought me into touch with everything that could be felt--- soil, wood, silk. As I look back upon those years, I am struck by Annie's wisdom.
她还使我接触到一切可以触摸到的东西--土壤、木头、丝绸等。
Professor Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent many years of his life researching the amazing ways honey bees communicate in their dark hives.