unable
英 [?n'e?b(?)l]
美[?n'ebl]
- adj. 不會(huì)的，不能的；[勞經(jīng)] 無能力的；不能勝任的
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中文詞源
unable 不能夠的
un-, 不，非，able, 能夠的。
英文詞源
- unable (adj.)
- late 14c., "lacking in ability, incapable," from un- (1) "not" + able (adj.). Modeled on Old French inhabile or Latin inhabilis.
雙語例句
- 1. Many areas in the country'sinterior are unable to report Aids cases immediately.
- 該國內(nèi)地的很多地區(qū)無法即時(shí)報(bào)告艾滋病病例。
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- 2. The military government has been unable to win popular support.
- 軍政府一直未能贏得廣泛的支持。
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- 3. He had been unable to keep to his schedule.
- 他沒能遵循自己的計(jì)劃。
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- 4. Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.
- 大型石油公司無需擔(dān)心原油銷售不出去。
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- 5. When the children misbehaved she was unable to cope.
- 孩子們調(diào)皮搗蛋的時(shí)候她管不了。
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