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

• We've simply been unable to locate him.
  我们就是没办法找到他。
• I am simply unable to call to mind his name.
  我实在想不起来他的名字了。
• We are willing to help but unable to do so about this.
  这件事我们是爱莫能助了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The speed of economic change has been so great that the tax-collecting system has been unable to cope.
  经济变化得如此之快，以致税收系统都应付不过来了。
• He is unable to relate to other people
  他无法理解他人的想法。
• 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。
• 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。