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BNC: 1474 COCA: 2136

unable

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unable /ˌʌnˈeɪbəl/ adjective
unable
/ˌʌnˈeɪbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNABLE
not used before a noun
: not able to do something不能;不会
BNC: 1474 COCA: 2136

unable

adjective

un·​able ˌən-ˈā-bəl How to pronounce unable (audio)
: not able : incapable: such as

Example Sentences

I was unable to afford the trip. He was unable to play tennis after the injury.
Recent Examples on the Web However, the shop’s Japanese vendors have been unable to return in person—until now. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, outside linebacker Tyus Bowser and running back Gus Edwards will miss at least the first four games after being placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list. Ryan Mcfadden, Baltimore Sun, 11 Sep. 2022 In addition to the inactives, the Dolphins are without starting cornerback Byron Jones for at least the first four games of the season on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform list, recovering from offseason lower left leg surgery. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 Some patients have struggled with long covid for more than two years and have been unable to return to work or resume their prepandemic way of life. Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2022 Some patients have struggled with long covid for more than two years and have been unable to return to work or resume their pre-pandemic way of life. Joel Achenbach And Lena H. Sun, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2022 But in a way, the odyssey to get to this point has been even more arduous - an at-times painful path that shows how Washington works, and, ironically, why NASA has been unable to return to the moon since the last of the Apollo missions 50 years ago. BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Ukrainians may be unable to return to their home country for years to come. Cathrine Brun, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 Years after his family fled Kuwait, and unable to return home to Palestine, Mo’s now an affable hustler selling designer replicas out of his trunk while juggling jobs that will look past his lack of U.S. citizenship. Caroline Framke, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unable was in the 14th century
BNC: 1474 COCA: 2136
unable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSappear, be, feel, prove, seem顯得不能;不能;感覺不能;證明不能;看上去不能become變得不能remain仍然不能find yourself, leave sb, make sb, render sb發覺自己不能;使某人不能She found herself unable to meet his gaze.她發覺自己不敢看他凝視的目光。The accident left him unable to walk.這次事故使他喪失了行走能力。consider sb/sth認為⋯不能He was considered unable to cope with the pressure of the job.大家認為他無法承受工作壓力。ADVERBcompletely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly完全不能;絕對不能increasingly越來越不能almost, nearly, virtually幾乎/差不多/實際上不能generally, largely通常/很大程度上不能apparently, seemingly表面上/似乎不能He went on, apparently unable to stop.他仍在繼續,看上去停不下來了。clearly明顯不能simply實在不能The staff were simply unable to cope.工作人員實在是沒法應付。somehow不知什麼原因不能They are somehow unable to make the choices necessary.他們不知何故無法作出必要的選擇。genuinely (especially BrE) 真的不能temporarily暫時不能Clare nodded, temporarily unable to speak.克萊爾點了點頭,一時說不出話來。still仍然不能currently目前不能constitutionally, physically本質上/體質上不能He seemed constitutionally unable to keep quiet.他似乎天生就不能保持安靜。PHRASESunwilling or unable不願意或是不能夠He remained silent, unwilling or unable to say what was in his mind.他仍舊保持沉默,不願意或是不能夠說出他的想法。

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