inaction

英 [ɪnˈækʃn]

美 [ɪnˈækʃn]

n.  无行动; 不采取措施

复数：inactions　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18917 / COCA.14391

牛津词典

noun

• 无行动；不采取措施
  lack of action; the state of doing nothing about a situation or a problem

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 无为;无作为
  If you refer to someone'sinaction, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing.
  1. He is bitter about the inaction of the other political parties.
     对其他政党的无作为他多有挖苦。

英英释义

noun

• the state of being inactive
  Synonym:inactivityinactiveness

双语例句

• Inaction is, perhaps, inevitable for politicians faced with a difficult trade-off between political expediency and fiscal reality.
  对于在政治权宜之计和财政现实之间进行艰难取舍的政客们来说，不作为或许是不可避免的。
• Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction.
  接受不是被动或怠惰的情况。
• That runway is needed now, yet planning and government inaction will probably delay its construction to 2020.
  这条跑道如今很有必要，然而，计划的制定以及政府的无为很可能会将其修建推迟至2020年。
• Inaction contributed to the loss of confidence in important asset prices.
  缺乏行动导致市场对重要资产价格丧失了信心。
• The investigating panel said the crisis was avoidable and resulted directly from human action and inaction.
  调查小组说，这场危机是可以避免的，是人类行为和无所作为造成这样的结果。
• The long-term costs of ignorance, apathy, or inaction about code maintainability problems are very high.
  长期以来对代码维护性问题的冷漠、无知、无为，造成了巨大的损失。
• Inaction tears at our conscience and can lead to more costly intervention later.
  不采取行动不仅折磨我们的良心，还会导致未来以更高的代价进行干预。
• They tend to exaggerate the costs and risks of acting, and discount those of inaction.
  他们往往夸大行动的成本和风险，却低估无所作为的成本和风险。
• This is a place for inaction.
  这是一个”不作为“之地。
• Yes, his failures and inaction can only be commonplace," fate "of the the doomed.
  是的，他的失败和怠惰只能变得平凡，“命运”早已命中注定。