inability

US [ˌɪnəˈbɪləti]
UK [.ɪnə'bɪləti]
  • n.不能；无力；无能
  • Web无能力；没能力；无能为力

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inability
n.
1.
[u][sing]
~ (to do sth)
无能；无力；不能the fact of not being able to do sth
the government's inability to provide basic services
政府在提供基本服务方面的无能
Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.
有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,不能不能,无力无力,无能无能,无能力无能力,没能力没能力,无能为力无能为力
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
In such a night, like me, you are not alone into a beautiful, lazy in the inability to look for tomorrow's surprise?
在这样的夜晚，你是不是和我一样陷入美丽的孤独，在无力的懒惰里寻找明天的惊喜？
zài zhè yàng de yè wǎn , nǐ shì bu shì hé wǒ yí yàng xiàn rù měi lì de gū dú , zài wú lì de lǎn duò lǐ xún zhǎo míng tiān de jīng xǐ ?
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2.
The report reflects age-old Western biases and a fundamental inability to understand Islam on its own terms.
该报告反映出了西方根深蒂固的偏见，也反映出了西方用自己的条例与术语去理解伊斯兰的一种原则性无能。
gāi bào gào fǎn yìng chū le xī fāng gēn shēn dì gù de piān jiàn , yě fǎn yìng chū le xī fāng yòng zì jǐ de tiáo lì yǔ shù yǔ qù lǐ jiě yī sī lán de yī zhǒng yuán zé xìng wú néng 。
www.2muslim.com
3.
The problem appeared to be people's reluctance or inability to travel to see their GP in the extreme weather conditions.
问题似乎是民众不愿或不能在眼下这种极差的气候条件下去看他们的家庭医师。
wèn tí sì hū shì mín zhòng bú yuàn huò bù néng zài yǎn xià zhè zhǒng jí chà de qì hòu tiáo jiàn xià qù kàn tā men de jiā tíng yī shī 。
article.yeeyan.org
4.
The Fox on her return, discovering what had happened, was less grieved for the death of her young than for her inability to avenge them.
狐狸回来时发现了这件不幸的事，它悲痛小狐狸的死，还不及痛恨自己没有报仇的能力。
hú li huí lái shí fā xiàn le zhè jiàn bú xìng de shì , tā bēi tòng xiǎo hú li de sǐ , hái bù jí tòng hèn zì jǐ méi yǒu bào chóu de néng lì 。
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5.
The inability of banks to understand their risks in the lead-up to the financial crisis is one example.
银行没能了解自身的风险而导致的金融危机便是一例。
yín háng méi néng liǎo jiě zì shēn de fēng xiǎn ér dǎo zhì de jīn róng wēi jī biàn shì yí lì 。
www.ecocn.org
6.
Sacramento's inability to cope with the Hornets ' hustling defense on the ball-handler proved to be a key factor in the game.
萨克拉门托无力破解黄蜂对持球者的紧逼防守，这证实是这场比赛的一个关键；
sà kè lā mén tuō wú lì pò jiě huáng fēng duì chí qiú zhě de jǐn bī fáng shǒu , zhè zhèng shí shì zhè chǎng bǐ sài de yī gè guān jiàn ;
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7.
The inability to watch videos or download podcasts and music was a bit of a wake-up call about how high my expectations have risen.
我们不能观看视频，无法下载语音文件和各种音乐，不过这倒像是一个小闹铃，它提醒我，自己曾对网络有著多么高的期望。
wǒ men bù néng guān kàn shì pín , wú fǎ xià zǎi yǔ yīn wén jiàn hé gè zhǒng yīn yuè , bú guò zhè dào xiàng shì yī gè xiǎo nào líng , tā tí xǐng wǒ , zì jǐ céng duì wǎng luò yǒu zhù duō me gāo de qī wàng 。
hi.baidu.com
8.
For my own part, I believe that this commonplace problem comes down to our inability to adopt proper method.
就我自己而言，我相信这个老生常谈的问题归结到我们无法采用适当的方法。
jiù wǒ zì jǐ ér yán , wǒ xiāng xìn zhè ge lǎo shēng cháng tán de wèn tí guī jié dào wǒ men wú fǎ cǎi yòng shì dàng de fāng fǎ 。
goabroad.zhishi.sohu.com
9.
His inability to pay the debt puts him in chains and throws him to prison.
他因无力还债，而锒铛入狱。
tā yīn wú lì huán zhài , ér láng dāng rù yù 。
www.tingvoa.com
10.
The inability to carry on a conversation using vocabulary appropriate for her age has left feeling isolated and alone.
不能够使用适合她这个年纪的词汇去和别人对话使她感到自闭和孤独。
bù néng gòu shǐ yòng shì hé tā zhè ge nián jì de cí huì qù hé bié rén duì huà shǐ tā gǎn dào zì bì hé gū dú 。
learning.zhishi.sohu.com
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