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首页英语词典unableunable的意思

unable

英 [ʌn'eɪb(ə)l] 美[ʌn'ebl]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词unfit incapable unqualified incompetent

反义词

adj. 不会的，不能的；[劳经] 无能力的；不能胜任的

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中文词源

unable 不能够的

un-, 不，非，able, 能够的。

英英释意

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"

英文词源

unable (adj.): late 14c., "lacking in ability, incapable," from un- (1) "not" + able (adj.). Modeled on Old French inhabile or Latin inhabilis.

考试真题

They are simply unable to make it.

Unable to buy grain or grow their own, hungry people take to the streets.

Rather than superpower conflict, countries unable to cope with food shortages now constitute the main threat to world security.

Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse?These laws are also counterproductive, since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or land a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding.

The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气).

After Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, mail facilities were set up in dozens of locations across the country in the two weeks that USPS was unable to provide street delivery.

Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse?

Their art crime team recovered the letter but were unable to press charges because the time of limitations had ended.

Those who added dessert lost an average of 40 pounds more—however, the study was unable to show the longterm effects.

without upgrades and new capacity, bridges, roads and power systems are unable to cope with expanding populations.

Most recruiters are unable to control their racial biases.

If the employees were already aware of their deficiencies before the evaluation period, however, they may be unable or unwilling to correct them.

To date, the US has seemed unable to see the consequences of spending so much more than is taken in.

It renders us unable to concentrate

Often they wind up deeply in debt or simply unable to pay after a year or two and must drop out.

But surely everyone reading this has had times when you lie in bed for hours, unable to fall asleep because your brain is thinking about work.

But when two H-bots became imperiled, the robot choked 42 percent of the time, unable to decide which to save and letting them both.

Otherwise, it would be unable to grow from a seedling.

Such courses, Hacker argues, are a remedy for the numerical illiteracy of adults who have completed high-level math like algebra but are unable to calculate the price of, say, a carpet by area.

They have to give so much thought and attention to the low-level mechanics of handling the ball, or fingering the keys or reading the music, that they are unable to give any thought to the thing that matters—the game, or the music, respectively.

According to the card, if you are unable to go, you can contact Alice's mother.

Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.

Because of our efforts, our daughter Georgia did decide to donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness.

She's unable to meet her schedule.

They were unable to stand the winter.

Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path.

Unable to tell whether someone really objects to behavioural ads or whether they are sticking with Microsoft’s default, some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway.

This is why repeated attempts at reform legislation have failed in recent years, leaving the Postal Service unable to pay its bills except by deferring vital modernization.

Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a tolerant and composed style with their kids.

Unable to tell whether someone really objects to behavioural ads or whether they are sticking with microsoft's default, some may ignore a DNT signal and press on anyway.

实用场景例句

He lay there, unable to move.: 他躺在那里动弹不得。

I tried to contact him but was unable to.: 我试着跟他联系，却没联系上。

The military may feel unable to hand over power to a civilian President next year...: 军方可能会觉得明年难以将政权移交给一位民选总统。

Unable any longer to keep from breaking in she said, 'I simply cannot believe you're serious.': 她再也忍不住了，便插话道：“我真不敢相信你是认真的。”

China's construction workers, miners and casual laborers have all the ingredients for HIV to spread.: 中国的建筑工人, 矿工以及短工人群等具备所有传播艾滋病的可能.

The ice blocks up the river, making the upstream water unable to flow.: 冰把河道堵住了, 上游的水流不下来.

I was unable to resist laughing.: 我忍不住笑了.

At the approach of cold weather, the troops were unable to keep holding the field.: 寒冷的天气到来时, 部队无力继续作战.

The crew seemed unable to right the capsized yacht.: 水手们好像无法使倾覆的游艇翻过来.

They were unable to run the telephone network economically.: 他们未能经济地经营电话网络.

The patient was so weak that the nurse was unable to get him up.: 这病人弱得很,护士扶都扶不起来.

He was unable to escape the array of facts.: 他无法躲避一连串的事实.

His poor method of learning by rote made him unable to deal with the problems in his work flexibly.: 他死记硬背的学习方法使他在工作中不能灵活处理问题.

He was unable to control the animal in himself.: 他控制不了自己兽性的发作.

Much to my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.: 不能接受您的盛情邀请,深为抱歉.

Clare nodded, temporarily unable to speak.: 克莱尔点了点头, 一时说不出话来.

I am simply unable to call to mind his name.: 我实在想不起来他的名字了.

The firemen were unable to quench the fire.: 消防人员无法扑灭这场大火.

She was unable to hold her own, and she had to quit.: 她总赶不上别人, 所以只好辞职了.

I regret being unable to say that I cannot come.: 我不能来,甚为抱歉.

They are standing in while the others are unable to take part.: 当别人不能参加时,他们就去代替.

His assistant stepped into the breach when the old surgeon was unable to go on with the operation.: 当那位老外科医生不能继续动手术时,他的助手接替他将手术进行了下去.

Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.: 大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。

Once the compulsive spender stops at the mall, she will be unable to control her spending.: 患强迫性购物症的人一旦来到购物中心，就无法控制自己的开支。

Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone.: 她没能克制住自己，起身走向电话。

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。

She was unable to find employment.: 她没能找到工作。

For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it.: 数月来，我一直不是不愿意就是没办法做这件事。

He is unable to travel much because of old age.: 他年事已高，不能频繁出游。

He was unable to contain his own destructive feelings.: 他无法抑制自己消极的情绪。