qualify

动词 qualify:

1. prove capable or fit; meet requirements
   同义词：measure up
2. pronounce fit or able
3. make more specific
   同义词：restrict
4. make fit or prepared
   同义词：dispose
5. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
   同义词：stipulate, condition, specify
6. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
   同义词：characterize, characterise
7. add a modifier to a constituent
   同义词：modify

1. Residence in the area qualifies you for membership.
   只要在本区居住就可入会。
2. Our team has qualified for the semi-final.
   我队已有资格进入半决赛。
3. A stroll round the garden hardly qualifies as exercise!
   在花园转转算不上锻炼！
4. Your passport qualifies you to receive free medical treatment.
   你所持的护照可使你享有免费医疗。
5. After three years here you'll qualify for a rise.
   你在这里三年就可获加薪。
6. The training course qualifies you to be/as a driving instructor.
   参加了训练课程就有资格成为[当]驾驶教练。
7. I won't qualify until next year.
   我明年才具备资格。
8. Eighteen-year-olds qualify to vote.
   年满十八岁者有选举权。

qual.i.fy

v.（动词）
qual.i.fied,qual.i.fy.ing,qual.i.fies
v.tr.（及物动词）
To describe by enumerating the characteristics or qualities of; characterize.
描述，形容：通过列举…的特点或特性来描述；刻画…的性格
To make competent or eligible for an office, a position, or a task.
使合适：使胜任或适合工作、职位或任务

To declare competent or capable; certify.
证明…合格：宣布可胜任或有能力；证明
To make legally capable; license.
准予：使法律上可行；领发执照
To modify, limit, or restrict, as by giving exceptions.
修饰：修饰、限定或限制，如通过给出异议
To make less harsh or severe; moderate.See Synonyms at moderate
使缓和：使减少刺耳或减轻；使缓和参见 moderate
Grammar To modify the meaning of (a noun, for example).
【语法】 修饰：修饰…（如一个名词）的意思
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be or become qualified.
合格或成为合格
To reach the later stages of a selection process or contest by competing successfully in earlier rounds.
取得…的资格：在较早的回合中，通过成功地竞争而达到竞选过程或竞赛的最后阶段

来源：
From French qualifier from Old French
源自 法语 qualifier 源自 古法语
and from Middle English qualifien [to specify the time and place of a document`s execution]
并源自 中古英语 qualifien [使文件实施的时间和地点具体化]
both from Medieval Latin qu3lific3re [to attribute a quality to]
都源自 中世纪拉丁语 qu3lific3re [认为某特性为…所有]
Latin qu3lis [of such a kind] * see quality
拉丁语 qu3lis [这样一种的] *参见 quality
Latin -fic3re [-fy]
拉丁语 -fic3re [表示.使…成为，使…化.]