单词 | immobility |
释义 | immobility (once / 5093 pages) n Immobility is the state of not being able to move around. If you fall out of a tree and break your arms and legs, then you will have to put up with months of immobility while your bones heal. Immobility could mean the condition of not being able to move, like that poor mouse stuck in a glue trap whose immobility will lead to its starvation. Immobility can also just mean the state of not moving. If you are entranced by a beautiful sunset, you might stand with quiet immobility while watching the sky. WORD FAMILYimmobility: immobilities+/demobilise: demobilised, demobilising/demobilization: demobilizations/demobilize: demobilization, demobilized, demobilizes, demobilizing/immobile: immobilely, immobilise, immobility, immobilize/immobilise: immobilisation, immobilised, immobilising/immobilize: immobilization, immobilized, immobilizes, immobilizing/mobile: immobile, mobiles, mobilise, mobility, mobilize/mobilisation: demobilisation, mobilisations/mobilise: demobilise, mobilisation, mobilised, mobilises, mobilising/mobilization: mobilizations/mobilize: demobilize, mobilization, mobilized, mobilizes, mobilizing USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s not only his awakening that baffles medical science; he is also in fine physical shape despite a dozen years of immobility. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) But the growing affection for the device is also linked to its immobility. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) Kaine allowed himself to show some frustration with Pence’s immobility early on, on both Russia and Trump’s tax returns. Slate(Oct 04, 2016) 1n the quality of not moving Ant|Hypo|Hyper mobility the quality of moving freely immotility lacking an ability to move inertnessimmobility by virtue of being inert immovability, immovablenessnot capable of being moved or rearranged tautness, tightnesslack of movement or room for movement fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, securenessthe quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment firmness, steadinessthe quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 2n remaining in place Syn|Hypo|Hyper fixedness, stationariness rootage fixedness by or as if by roots lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness a state of no motion or movement |
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