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 are willing to help but unable to do so about this.
  这件事我们是爱莫能助了。
• 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。
• 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。
• She was unable to find employment
  她没能找到工作。
• He had been unable to keep to his schedule.
  他没能遵循自己的计划。
• 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。
• For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it.
  数月来，我一直不是不愿意就是没办法做这件事。
• I am simply unable to call to mind his name.
  我实在想不起来他的名字了。
• 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。
• 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。