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BNC: 1474 COCA: 2136

unable

adjective
 
/ʌnˈeɪbl/
/ʌnˈeɪbl/
[not before noun] (rather formal)
Word Family
  • able adjective (≠ unable)
  • ably adverb
  • ability noun (≠ inability)
  • disabled adjective
  • disability noun
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  1. unable to do something not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do something没有所需技能（或力量、时间、知识等）；未能；无法
    • a former soldier who has been unable to find work since the war ended战争结束后一直找不到工作的退伍军人
    • They have been unable or unwilling to resolve the conflict.他们无法或不愿解决冲突。
    • I was unable to attend the meeting, but sent my apologies.我不能参加会议，但向您道歉。
    • Unable to get a taxi, she heads for the bus stop.由于找不到出租车，她向公共汽车站走去。
    • His family were unable to afford the cost of the school uniform.他的家人负担不起校服的费用。
    • The company is losing money and is unable to pay its bills.该公司正在亏损，无力支付账单。
    • Ageing power stations may be unable to cope with ever-increasing demand for electricity.老化的发电站可能无法满足日益增长的电力需求。
    • He lay there, unable to move.他躺在那里动弹不得。
    • I tried to contact him but was unable to.我试着跟他联系，却没联系上。
    • I am afraid I am unable to provide the information you have requested.恐怕我不能提供你所要求的信息。
    • She was unable to hide her excitement.她无法掩饰自己的激动。
    • Let us know if you’re unable to come.如果你不能来，请告诉我们。
    • The Minister seems unable to grasp this simple point.部长似乎无法理解这一简单的观点。
    • Christine feels unable to confide in her fiancé.克莉丝汀觉得无法信任她的未婚夫。
    • The accident left him unable to walk.这次事故使他丧失了行走能力。
    opposite able
    Extra Examples
    • He remained silent, unwilling or unable to say what was in his mind.他仍旧保持沉默，不愿意或是不能够说出他的想法。
    • He seemed constitutionally unable to keep quiet.他似乎天生就不能保持安静。
    • He was considered unable to cope with the pressure of the job.大家认为他无法承受工作压力。
    • He went on, apparently unable to stop.他仍在继续，看上去停不下来了。
    • She found herself unable to meet his gaze.她发觉自己不敢看他凝视的目光。
    • The road was deemed unable to cope with increased traffic.人们认为这条路无法承受增多的车辆。
    • Ben is almost completely paralysed and unable to speak following a stroke.本几乎完全瘫痪，中风后不能说话。
    • The union has been unable to reach an agreement with the company.工会一直未能与公司达成协议。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • quite
    • totally
    • …
    phrases
    • unwilling or unable
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BNC: 1474 COCA: 2136
unable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBS➤appear, be, feel, prove, seem顯得不能；不能；感覺不能；證明不能；看上去不能▸➤become變得不能▸➤remain仍然不能▸➤find yourself, leave sb, make sb, render sb發覺自己不能；使某人不能◇She found herself unable to meet his gaze.她發覺自己不敢看他凝視的目光。◇The accident left him unable to walk.這次事故使他喪失了行走能力。➤consider sb/sth認為⋯不能◇He was considered unable to cope with the pressure of the job.大家認為他無法承受工作壓力。ADVERB➤completely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly完全不能；絕對不能▸➤increasingly越來越不能▸➤almost, nearly, virtually幾乎／差不多／實際上不能▸➤generally, largely通常／很大程度上不能▸➤apparently, seemingly表面上／似乎不能◇He went on, apparently unable to stop.他仍在繼續，看上去停不下來了。➤clearly明顯不能➤simply實在不能◇The staff were simply unable to cope.工作人員實在是沒法應付。➤somehow不知什麼原因不能◇They are somehow unable to make the choices necessary.他們不知何故無法作出必要的選擇。➤genuinely (especially BrE) 真的不能▸➤temporarily暫時不能◇Clare nodded, temporarily unable to speak.克萊爾點了點頭，一時說不出話來。➤still仍然不能➤currently目前不能▸➤constitutionally, physically本質上／體質上不能◇He seemed constitutionally unable to keep quiet.他似乎天生就不能保持安靜。PHRASES➤unwilling or unable不願意或是不能夠◇He remained silent, unwilling or unable to say what was in his mind.他仍舊保持沉默，不願意或是不能夠說出他的想法。
BNC: 1474 COCA: 2136
BNC: 1474 COCA: 2136
unable
Not skilful or able: incompetent, incapable, awful...

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