unable

英 [ʌnˈeɪbl]

美 [ʌnˈeɪbl]

adj.  没有所需技能(或力量、时间、知识等); 未能; 无法

高考CET4CET6法律

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

• 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。
• She was unable, for once, to control and manipulate events
  她仅有一次没能控制和处理好局势。
• He had been unable to escape the cruelties of war.
  他没能逃脱战争的残酷。
• We are willing to help but unable to do so about this.
  这件事我们是爱莫能助了。
• He is unable to relate to other people
  他无法理解他人的想法。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。