| 单词 | unable |
| 释义 | unable (ʌneɪbəl ) adjective B1 If you are unable to do 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. She felt unable to concentrate on anything but the pain. Unable any longer to keep from breaking in she said, 'I simply cannot believe you're serious.' Synonyms: incapable, inadequate, powerless, unfit Idioms: be unable to get your tongue round something [British] to have difficulty pronouncing a word or phrase When my brother was little, he couldn't get his tongue round the word `bicycle'; it always came out as `bi-ci-click'. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: utterly unable to Its vast bureaucratic institutions were utterly unable to react to the threat of the virus. The Sun They seem utterly unable to communicate. Times, Sunday Times Pleasure deceived the outward senses, persuading the outward senses to follow a blind guide, making the mind utterly unable to restrain itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local authorities were utterly unable to cope with the situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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