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

• 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。
• We've simply been unable to locate him.
  我们就是没办法找到他。
• 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。
• They were unwilling, or unable, to guarantee safe passage from the city to the aircraft
  他们不愿意或者不能够保证从市内到飞机场的安全通行。
• I am simply unable to call to mind his name.
  我实在想不起来他的名字了。
• She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses.
  她再度盯着他看，无法相信自己的眼睛和耳朵。
• Many areas in the country's interior are unable to report Aids cases immediately.
  该国内地的很多地区无法即时报告艾滋病病例。
• He is unable to relate to other people
  他无法理解他人的想法。
• We are willing to help but unable to do so about this.
  这件事我们是爱莫能助了。
• The clay court was slippery and he was unable to move freely
  红土网球场很滑，他不能自如地移动。