liable

中英词典：liable

形容词 (Adjective)

1. 有责任的，应负责任的

中文释义：有义务或责任承担某种后果或处罚。

词语辨析：liable强调因事前存在的可能性而负责，常与to连用；responsible则强调在事后承担责任。

词汇扩充：liability (n. 责任；义务)

近义词：accountable, answerable

反义词：exempt, immune

柯林斯词典：
1. (adj.) If you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it.
2. (adj.) If you say that someone or something is liable to do or suffer from a particular thing, you mean that they are likely to do it or to experience it.

牛津词典：
1. (adj.) Legally responsible for something.
2. (adj.) Likely to do or to be something.

2. 有倾向的，易于...

中文释义：有做某事的倾向，易于发生或受到影响。

词语辨析：liable强调可能性，常与to连用；likely则侧重于概率性。

词汇扩充：tendency (n. 倾向)

近义词：prone, inclined

反义词：immune, resistant

柯林斯词典：
1. (adj.) If someone or something is liable to behave in a particular way, they often behave in that way.
2. (adj.) If something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen.

牛津词典：
1. (adj.) Likely to do or to be something.
2. (adj.) Likely to experience or suffer from something.

名词 (Noun)

1. 责任，义务

中文释义：指一个人或组织应承担的责任或义务。

词汇扩充：responsibility (n. 责任；义务)

柯林斯词典：
(n.) If someone is under a liability, they are in a situation in which they are likely to have to pay money.

牛津词典：
(n.) A person's legal responsibility for something.

例句

1. He is liable for the damage caused by his pet. (他对他宠物造成的损坏负有责任。)
2. The company is liable to pay compensation to the injured workers. (公司有责任向受伤的工人支付赔偿。)
3. If you don't follow the safety guidelines, you will be liable to penalties. (如果你不遵守安全指南，你将会承担处罚。)
4. Children are liable to make mistakes. (孩子们容易犯错误。)
5. She is liable to get angry when she is tired. (她在累的时候容易生气。)
6. With his temper, he is liable to say something offensive. (凭他的脾气，他有可能说得冒犯人。)
7. He is accountable for his actions. (他对自己的行为负有责任。)
8. The government is answerable for the welfare of its citizens. (政府对其公民的福利负有责任。)
9. Young children are prone to accidents. (幼儿容易发生事故。)
10. He is inclined to believe in supernatural phenomena. (他倾向于相信超自然现象。)
11. We are immune to that disease. (我们对那种疾病免疫。)
12. She is resistant to change. (她对变化有抵抗力。)
13. He is liable to burst into tears when he's upset. (他容易在心烦意乱时突然哭泣。)
14. Such mistakes are liable to happen if you rush. (如果你匆忙，这样的错误很可能会发生。)
15. People who work in construction are liable to accidents. (从事建筑工作的人容易发生事故。)
16. She is liable to forget things if she doesn't write them down. (如果不把事情记下来，她容易忘记。)
17. The company is liable to face legal consequences if they breach the contract. (如果公司违反合同，将会面临法律后果。)
18. He is liable to lose his job if he continues to make mistakes. (如果他继续犯错误，他可能会失去工作。)
19. She is liable to feel lonely when she's away from home. (她离家时容易感到孤独。)
20. He is liable to oversleep if he stays up too late. (如果他熬夜太晚，他容易睡过头。)
21. They are liable to be disappointed if their expectations are too high. (如果他们期望太高，他们很可能会失望。)
22. He is liable to fail the exam if he doesn't study. (如果他不学习，他很可能会考试不及格。)