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portable

adjective
🔊/ˈpɔːtəbl/
🔊/ˈpɔːrtəbl/
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  1. that is easy to carry or to move便携式的；手提的；轻便的
    • a portable TV手提电视机
    • The equipment is lightweight, portable and easy to store.该设备重量轻，便携式且易于存储。
    • (figurative) a portable loan/pension (= that can be moved if you change banks, jobs, etc.)可转移贷款／养老金
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
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    adverb
    • easily
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  2. (computing计算机) (of software) written in such a way that it can be run on computers of different types
    • The applications are available in portable versions that can be run from a flash drive on computers from different manufacturers.这些应用程序具有便携式版本，可以从不同制造商的计算机上的闪存驱动器中运行。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French portable, from late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare ‘carry’.

portable

noun
🔊/ˈpɔːtəbl/
🔊/ˈpɔːrtəbl/
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  1. a small version of a machine, such as a television or computer, that is easy to carry便携机；（尤指）手提电脑，便携式电视机
    • new video games for consoles and portables新的游戏机和便携式视频游戏
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French portable, from late Latin portabilis, from Latin portare ‘carry’.