manageable

/ˈmænɪdʒəbl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmænɪdʒəbl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈma-ni-jə-bəl/ (ame, mw)

manageable — adjective

  • manageablepositive
  • more manageablecomparative
  • most manageablesuperlative

1. if a task, problem, or amount of something is manageable, it is not so large, ha

1.形容詞B2
釋義

if a task, problem, or amount of something is manageable, it is not so large, hard, or complicated that you cannot handle it or keep it under control

例句

Lucia broke the cleaning list into smaller, more manageable tasks for her children.

collocation: manageable tasks

After hiring two assistants, Dr. Watanabe found the clinic paperwork much more manageable.

collocation: found [noun] + more manageable

同義詞
  • doable

    more informal, focuses on whether a task can be completed at all

  • feasible

    more formal, suggests practical possibility given available resources

  • controllable

    emphasises keeping a situation, feeling, or process within limits

  • tractable

    formal; used mainly of problems, materials, or people that are easy to deal with or influence

反義詞
  • unmanageable

    direct opposite; cannot be controlled or dealt with

  • overwhelming

    too great to cope with; causes a feeling of being defeated

用法筆記

Often paired with nouns for tasks, costs, or sizes (workload, debt, amount, size). Common in comparative forms (more manageable, less manageable) and after linking verbs like become, feel, or seem.

常見錯誤

❌The job is manageable easy.
✅The job is manageable.' or 'The job is fairly manageable.
💡manageable already means 'easy enough to handle'; adding 'easy' is redundant.
❌I can manageable the situation.
✅I can manage the situation.' or 'The situation is manageable.
💡manageable is an adjective, not a verb; use manage for the action.