unable
英 [ʌn'eɪb(ə)l]
美[ʌn'ebl]
	    - adj. 不会的,不能的;[劳经] 无能力的;不能胜任的
 
实用场景例句
- He lay there, unable to move.
 - 他躺在那里动弹不得。
 
牛津词典
- I tried to contact him but was unable to.
 - 我试着跟他联系,却没联系上。
 
牛津词典
- The military may feel unable to hand over power to a civilian President next year...
 - 军方可能会觉得明年难以将政权移交给一位民选总统。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Unable any longer to keep from breaking in she said, 'I simply cannot believe you're serious.'
 - 她再也忍不住了,便插话道:“我真不敢相信你是认真的。”
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- China's construction workers, miners and casual laborers have all the ingredients for HIV to spread.
 - 中国的建筑工人, 矿工以及短工人群等具备所有传播艾滋病的可能.
 
期刊摘选
- The ice blocks up the river, making the upstream water unable to flow.
 - 冰把河道堵住了, 上游的水流不下来.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- I was unable to resist laughing.
 - 我忍不住笑了.
 
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- At the approach of cold weather, the troops were unable to keep holding the field.
 - 寒冷的天气到来时, 部队无力继续作战.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- The crew seemed unable to right the capsized yacht.
 - 水手们好像无法使倾覆的游艇翻过来.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- They were unable to run the telephone network economically.
 - 他们未能经济地经营电话网络.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- The patient was so weak that the nurse was unable to get him up.
 - 这病人弱得很,护士扶都扶不起来.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- He was unable to escape the array of facts.
 - 他无法躲避一连串的事实.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- His poor method of learning by rote made him unable to deal with the problems in his work flexibly.
 - 他死记硬背的学习方法使他在工作中不能灵活处理问题.
 
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He was unable to control the animal in himself.
 - 他控制不了自己兽性的发作.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- Much to my regret, I am unable to accept your kind invitation.
 - 不能接受您的盛情邀请,深为抱歉.
 
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Clare nodded, temporarily unable to speak.
 - 克莱尔点了点头, 一时说不出话来.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- I am simply unable to call to mind his name.
 - 我实在想不起来他的名字了.
 
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The firemen were unable to quench the fire.
 - 消防人员无法扑灭这场大火.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- She was unable to hold her own, and she had to quit.
 - 她总赶不上别人, 所以只好辞职了.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- I regret being unable to say that I cannot come.
 - 我不能来,甚为抱歉.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- They are standing in while the others are unable to take part.
 - 当别人不能参加时,他们就去代替.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- His assistant stepped into the breach when the old surgeon was unable to go on with the operation.
 - 当那位老外科医生不能继续动手术时,他的助手接替他将手术进行了下去.
 
《简明英汉词典》
- Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.
 - 大型石油公司无需担心原油销售不出去。
 
柯林斯例句
- Once the compulsive spender stops at the mall, she will be unable to control her spending.
 - 患强迫性购物症的人一旦来到购物中心,就无法控制自己的开支。
 
柯林斯例句
- Unable to restrain herself, she rose and went to the phone.
 - 她没能克制住自己,起身走向电话。
 
柯林斯例句
- The British driver was unable to hang on to his lead.
 - 英国车手没能保住自己的领先地位。
 
柯林斯例句
- She was unable to find employment.
 - 她没能找到工作。
 
柯林斯例句
- For months I had been either unwilling or unable to go through with it.
 - 数月来,我一直不是不愿意就是没办法做这件事。
 
柯林斯例句
- He is unable to travel much because of old age.
 - 他年事已高,不能频繁出游。
 
柯林斯例句
- He was unable to contain his own destructive feelings.
 - 他无法抑制自己消极的情绪。
 
柯林斯例句