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unreliable

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌnri'laiәbl/🇺🇸 US
IELTSB2

Definitions

adj.

Not able to be trusted or depended on; inconsistent or untrustworthy.

不可靠的,靠不住的

n.

A person or thing that cannot be relied upon.

不可靠的人或事物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
reagain, back
+
libind, tie, connect
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=unreliable

Common Collocations

  • 1.unreliable source不可靠的来源
  • 2.unreliable information不可信的信息
  • 3.unreliable witness不靠谱的证人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unreliable witness testimony cast doubt on the entire case.

  • 2.

    Working with an unreliable partner made the project increasingly stressful.

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