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

• 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 are willing to help but unable to do so about this.
  这件事我们是爱莫能助了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again
  他抑制不住冲动，又向海面瞥了一眼。
• She was unable to find employment
  她没能找到工作。
• He is unable to relate to other people
  他无法理解他人的想法。
• He was unable to control his sensibility
  他不能控制自己的过分敏感。
• 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。