形容词
1. John was unable to afford the house.
约翰买不起这房子。
2. He seems unable to understand you.
他好象无法理解你。
3. He wants to come but he's unable to.
他想来，但他不能来。
1. 无法：也就是说临终病人应保有其决定 自己医疗、生活方式及活动的权力(除 非该决定和社会或伦理有明显抵触), 直到病人无法(unable)或无意愿 (unwilling)为自己的以上权利自决为 止,
2. 不能的,不会的：deaf聋的 | unable不能的;不会的 | specially特意地;专门地
3. 不能的：unabated 不减弱的 | unable 不能的 | unaccented 不重读的
4. 不能...的,没能力的：put up with 容忍 | unable 不能...的,没能力的 | un 表否定
1. unable
1. 不能…的；无法…的
If you are unable to do something, it is impossible for you to do it, for example because you do not have the necessary skill or knowledge, or because you do not have enough time or money.
e.g. The military may feel unable to hand over power to a civilian President next year...
军方可能会觉得明年难以将政权移交给一位民选总统。
e.g. Unable any longer to keep from breaking in she said, 'I simply cannot believe you're serious.'
她再也忍不住了，便插话道：“我真不敢相信你是认真的。”
1. The business management and operation capability was obviously unable to catch up with the rapidly increasing business scale.
2. unable
2. Poor countries have been driven out of the race and are unable to buy enough food.
3. But the representatives were unable to obtain safe transport into the city and instead spoke by telephone with Iraqi figures.
4. Transcripts of the TAM airlines flight revealed the pilots screaming " slow down " and being unable to activate wing spoilers on landing.
5. Puma and both Ericsson boats were unable to scrub off enough speed and were called out for being over the line early.
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6. Emergency medical services called to the station were unable to revive him.
7. A close rivalry in the Legal sector was unable to overthrow the opposition camp in the negative political climate amid widespread protests against national education.
8. unable
8. Tyson was unable to defend himself at the end as a looping right sent him into the ropes and he slumped to the canvas.
9. While Iran and Syria are the most active state sponsors of terror, many other countries will be unable to prevent their resources from being exploited by terrorists.
10. But Obama was unable to, partly because carbon capping legislation is stalled in the US Senate.
adj
1. (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
e.g. unable to get to town without a car
unable to obtain funds
2. unable的解释
2. lacking in power or forcefulness
e.g. an ineffectual ruler
like an unable phoenix in hot ashes
Synonym: ineffective ineffectual