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/eɪbəl/
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having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity
能够；能
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Tom wanted to be able to read the original Quran and solely for that reason he started learning Arabic.
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汤姆是为了能够看懂古兰经的原文才去开始学习阿拉伯语的。
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