unable

释义

adj.不能…的; 无法…的

实用场景例句

The military may view themselves as unable to hand over power to a democratically chosen leader in the upcoming year...

军方可能会认为自己在下一年度无法将权力移交给一位民主选举产生的领导人。

金山词霸

Interrupting the discussion finally, she cried out, "I'm truly unable to believe you're serious about this."

她最终打断讨论喊道：“我真的无法相信你是认真的。”

金山词霸

She sat still, unable to speak.

她静静地坐着，说不出话来。

金山词霸

I wanted to reach her but was unable to.

我想联系她，却联系不上。

金山词霸

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.

期刊摘选

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.

《简明英汉词典》

I was unable to resist laughing.

我忍不住笑了.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

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.

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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.

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They were unable to run the telephone network economically.

他们未能经济地经营电话网络.

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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.

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He was unable to escape the array of facts.

他无法躲避一连串的事实.

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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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

He was unable to control the animal in himself.

他控制不了自己兽性的发作.

《简明英汉词典》

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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Clare nodded, temporarily unable to speak.

克莱尔点了点头, 一时说不出话来.

《简明英汉词典》

I am simply unable to call to mind his name.

我实在想不起来他的名字了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The firemen were unable to quench the fire.

消防人员无法扑灭这场大火.

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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.

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I regret being unable to say that I cannot come.

我不能来,甚为抱歉.

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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.

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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.

《简明英汉词典》

Oil majors have no concerns about their crude being hard to sell.

大型石油公司并不担心他们的原油难以销售。

金山词霸

She struggles to control her urges whenever she visits the mall.

她每次去购物中心时都难以控制自己的冲动。

金山词霸

Unable to restrain her excitement, she rose from the chair and picked up the phone.

她无法抑制自己的兴奋，从椅子上站起来拿起了电话。

金山词霸

The British driver was unable to hang on to the steering wheel.

英国车手没能抓住方向盘。

金山词霸

Unemployment left her with no viable employment options.

她因失业而没有任何可行的就业选择。

金山词霸

I had been either unwilling or hesitant to go through the plan for months.

数月来，我一直不是不愿意就是犹豫不决去执行这个计划。

金山词霸

真题例句

They are simply unable to make it.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

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

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

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

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

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.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

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).

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

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.

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

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

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

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

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

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

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

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

2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

Most recruiters are unable to control their racial biases.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

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

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

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

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

It renders us unable to concentrate

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

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

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

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.

2018年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

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.

2017年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

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

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A

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.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

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.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

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

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

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

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

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.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

She's unable to meet her schedule.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

They were unable to stand the winter.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

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

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

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.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

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.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

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

2020年考研真题（英语二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

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.

2013年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Adjective

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"