unable

英 [ʌnˈeɪbl]

美 [ʌnˈeɪbl]

adj.  没有所需技能(或力量、时间、知识等); 未能; 无法

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1474 / COCA.2136

牛津词典

adj.

• 没有所需技能（或力量、时间、知识等）；未能；无法
  not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do sth
  1. He lay there, unable to move.
     他躺在那里动弹不得。
  2. I tried to contact him but was unable to.
     我试着跟他联系，却没联系上。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 不能…的；无法…的
  If you areunable todo something, it is impossible for you to do it, for example because you do not have the necessary skill or knowledge, or because you do not have enough time or money.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。”

英英释义

adj

• (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
  1. unable to get to town without a car
  2. unable to obtain funds
• lacking in power or forcefulness
  1. an ineffectual ruler
  2. like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
  Synonym:ineffectiveineffectual

双语例句

• She was unable to find employment
  她没能找到工作。
• He was unable to control his sensibility
  他不能控制自己的过分敏感。
• I was so overpowered by my guilt and my shame that I was unable to speak.
  内疚和羞愧令我无地自容，难以启齿。
• My father was unable to talk about the war, it was so frightful.
  我父亲没法谈论那场战争，那太可怕了。
• I am simply unable to call to mind his name.
  我实在想不起来他的名字了。
• Experts are unable to explain why the whales beached themselves.
  专家们无法解释为什么这些鲸会搁浅在海滩上。
• They were unable to prove that she died as a direct result of his injection
  他们无法证明她的死是由于他的注射直接引起的。
• Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again
  他抑制不住冲动，又向海面瞥了一眼。
• The speed of economic change has been so great that the tax-collecting system has been unable to cope.
  经济变化得如此之快，以致税收系统都应付不过来了。
• 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。