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acceptable

/æksɛptəbəl/

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1 · adjective

worthy of acceptance or satisfactory

可接受的

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What he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior.
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他的行为超出了可接受的范围。
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Pronunciation: /æksɛptəbəl/

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