英:[ʌnˈeɪbl]
美:[ʌnˈeɪbl]
英:[ʌnˈeɪbl]
美:[ʌnˈeɪbl]
un·a·ble
uhn eI bl
Adjective
1. (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how;
"unable to get to town without a car"
"unable to obtain funds"
2. (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability;
"dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"
"the sun was unable to melt enough snow"
3. lacking in power or forcefulness;
"an ineffectual ruler"
"like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
unable to establish不能成立
14世纪晚期,“缺乏能力,无能”,来自 un-(1)“不”+ able(形容词)。模仿自古法语 inhabile 或拉丁语 inhabilis。
The first known use of unable was in the 14th century
unaccountedadjective
not accounted : unexplained—often used with for
their absence was unaccounted for
unaccountableadjective
inexplicable, strange
not to be called to account : not responsible
unaccompaniedadjective
not accompaniedespecially: being without instrumental accompaniment
unaccommodatedadjective
not accommodated : unprovided
unacceptableadjective
not acceptable : not pleasing or welcome
unabridgedadjective
not abridged : complete
an unabridged reprint of a novel
complete of its class : not based on one larger
an unabridged dictionary
unableadjective
not able : incapable
1 And I looked up, unable to contain my surprise.
2 The British driver was unable to hang on to his lead.
英国车手没能保住自己的领先地位。
3 She was unable to twist her head to see whose hand it was.
4 He nodded, but seemed unable to say anything else.
5 As those unable to see clamored with questions, agitated shouts and murmurs of wonder resounded.
6 They stood all around her, yet they seemed unable to reach out their hands and grab her.
7 She deleted his voice messages unheard and his e-mails unread, and she felt herself sinking, sinking quickly, and unable to pull herself up.
8 She tossed and turned for over an hour, unable to fall asleep.
9 The water had risen up to the ceiling of the tunnel, so even assuming he could swim in temperatures that must be close to freezing, he would be unable to breathe.
10 All morning, I’d been unable to care about anything else, not the van Gogh poster and not video games and not even my class schedule, which the Eagle had brought by that morning.
11 He choked and retched, trying to continue on his way despite being unable to walk straight.
12 He would be unable to breathe or call for help and would die from lack of oxygen at 3:18 P.M.,
13 The Potions master seemed unable to look away.
14 So Desdemona agonized, unable to sleep at night as the new baby grew inside her.
15 Alex lay there with his face against the hard wooden floor, his hands scrabbling against his head, unable to move, waiting for it to end.
16 I was disturbed to discover that first day that Winnie was unable to attend.
17 “If Lawrence needs more money and is unable to get it from the government under the conditions which will give him complete freedom of action, I would be in favor of our stepping in.”
18 “Teleologically speaking, ABCDs are unable to answer the question ‘Where are you from?’” the sociologist on the panel declares.
19 “And you didn’t see that coming?” said Harry, unable to help himself.
20 He looked like an ordinary bank employee, but Alba recognized him immediately and was unable to stifle the shout of joy that rose up from within her.
4 无力的
asthenic soft weak pale faint pointless helpless powerless feeble sickly infirm weakling paralytic insubstantial enervate milk-and-water forceless impuissant force tooth impotent flabby washy enervated nerveless
5 无资格的
6 不会
9 无力
asthenic soft weak pale faint pointless helpless powerless feeble sickly infirm weakling paralytic insubstantial enervate milk-and-water forceless impuissant slack feebly astheny adynamia hyposthenia disability weakness inability paralysis inertia incapacity asthenia anergy impuissance extinguish dehydrate paralyze enfeeble force tooth impotent flabby washy enervated nerveless palsy impotence tenuity nihility paralyse
11 不能
incapable uncapable inability there is no doing disenablement keep disqualify beggar incapacitate disenable be unable to be incapable of couldn't indispose fail defy
12 无法
13 未能