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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-derived
unnot, reversal
+
ableable, capable, fit
=unable

Common 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.

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