1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ, ADJ to-infinitive]有资格的;符合条件的;有能力的 Someone who is eligible to do something is qualified or able to do it, for example because they are old enough. 有资格的;符合条件的;有能力的
Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today's election.
大约有一半人有资格参加今天的选举投票。
You could be eligible for a university scholarship. [+ for]
The rules covering eligibility for benefits changed in the 1980s.
20世纪80年代,有关救济金领取资格的规定变了。
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](作为结婚对象)合适的,中意的 An eligible man or woman is not yet married and is thought by many people to be a suitable partner. (作为结婚对象)合适的,中意的