unable
🇬🇧 UK/ʌn'eibl/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kB1
Definitions
adj.
Lacking the skill, means, or opportunity to do something; not able.
不能的;无法的;没有能力的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.unable to cope无力应对
- 2.unable to afford负担不起
- 3.unable to attend无法出席
- 4.unable to explain无法解释
Example Sentences
- 1.
She was unable to attend the meeting due to a prior commitment.
- 2.
The rescue team was unable to reach the survivors before nightfall.
- 3.
He found himself unable to concentrate with all the noise outside.