unable
英 [ʌnˈeɪbl]
美 [ʌnˈeɪbl]
adj. 没有所需技能(或力量、时间、知识等); 未能; 无法
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- 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。
- He lay there, unable to move.
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.- 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。”
- The military may feel unable to hand over power to a civilian President next year...
英英释义
adj
- (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
- lacking in power or forcefulness
- an ineffectual ruler
- like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
双语例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The two countries have been unable to agree which step should come next
接下来该走哪一步,这两个国家还未能就此达成一致意见。 - He had angina and was unable to walk for more than 200 yards on the flat.
他患有心绞痛,在平地上最多能走200码。 - If you are unable to obtain the information you require, consult your telephone directory.
如果你无法获得所需信息,请查询电话号码簿。 - They've entered this new confederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy.
由于中央政府无力控制逐渐崩溃的经济,所以他们加入了这个新联盟。 - He was unable to take nourishment for several days.
他有几天不能吃东西了。 - He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
他没能逃脱战争的残酷。 - She was unable to find employment
她没能找到工作。