unable 英 [ʌnˈeɪbl]   美 [ʌnˈebəl]

unable

unable  英 [ʌnˈeɪbl] 美 [ʌnˈebəl]

adj. 不会的,不能的 

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。

  • If you're unable to do something, you just can't do it. This isn't necessarily a bad thing! You may be unable to tell a lie, no matter how much you want to blame your brother for breaking that window.
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  • adj. 不会的,不能的
  • 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。

  • unable (adj.) late 14c., "lacking in ability, incapable," from un- (1) "not" + able (adj.). Modeled on Old French inhabile or Latin inhabilis.
un·able / ʌnˈeɪbl ; NAmE ʌnˈeɪbl / adjective [not before noun ] unableto do sth ( rather formal) not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do sth 没有所需技能(或力量、时间、知识等);未能;无法 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。 OPP able un·able / ʌnˈeɪbl ; NAmE ʌnˈeɪbl /
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