illogical 0 immorally 0 irrelevance
.关 2 (also im- /on/) (in verbs 构成 4
词）to put into the
condition mentioned使置于某状.况：/n/kime使愤怒◊ imperil使处于危险之中
-in
comfc/m'ng
/om? (in nouns 构成名词）an activity in which
many people take part 很多人姜加的活动：a sit-in 〇 a teach-in
in^abil-ity Ow /.ma'bdati/ noun [U, sing.]
〜（to do sth) the fact of not being able .to
do sth 无能； 无力■;不能：the government's inability to
provide basic services政府在提供基本服务方面的无能◊ Some/cwm’Hes 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。503
ABILITY
in ab-sen-tia /,m aeb'senjia/ adv. (from Latin) while not present at the event being
referred to 缺席：Two jbreign suspects vWH be tried in
absentia•两4 外籍嫌疑犯 将被缺席审判。
in.access.ible
/.inaek'sesabl/ （to sb/sth) difficult
or impossible to reach
or to get 难以达到的；i 木可得到
的：h’ve in a remote area, fmiccessibZe except by car•他们住在一处偏远地区，只能开芋去。orhe temj^e is new
fndccessiWe to thepuWic.这个寺庙现在不对公众
'开放。0 (figurative) The language of teenagers is often
completely inaccessible to (= not understood by) adults. 青少年的语育成人往往听不懂。EEIaccessibleHu- access-ibil-ity /.maek.sesa'bilati/
noun [U] in-accurate /m'aekjarat/ adj. not
exact or accurate; with mistakes不精确的；不准确的；有错误的；cm inaccurate statement 不确切的政崔◊ inaccurate fn/orma- tiori 不准确的信息◊ AH the maps we had were vWWfy inaccurate.我们所有的地图误差都非常大。EGQ accurate ► in-accur-acy /m'aekjarasi/ noun [C, U] {pi. -ies) ： TTie artide is 允H 〇/ haccuracfes.这篇女章里的
错误比比皆是。◊ rfte writer is gudfy bias and! fnaccurapy.这位#者失于偏颇，且叙述不釦。〇 note at mistake in*accur>ate*ly adv.
in-action /m'askXn/ noun [U] (usually disapproving) lack of action; the
state of doing nothing about a situation or a problem无行动；不采取措施
in-active
/m'aektiv/
adj. 1 not doing
anything; not active无行动的；未活杂的；不活跃的：Some animak are
inactive during the daytime•有些动物白天不活动。◊ poHricaHy inactive 对政治不热衷◊ The voicano
has been inactive /or 50 years.焱座火Lb处于休眠状态50年了。
2
not in use; not working未使用的；木运转的：an inactive oi〖weH 闲置的油井 3 having
no effect 无作用 的；无效的：an inactive
drug/disease失效的药刼； 非活动性疾病 EG3 active ► in-activ-ity /.inaek'trvati/ noun [U] ： periods of enforced inactivity and
boredom M 迫无_可廠、单调乏裱的时期〇rhe inactivity 〇/ the government was dep〖orab〖e.政府的无所作为应受到谴责。
in-ad-equacy /m'aedikwasi/ now/? (p/. -ies) 1 [U]〜（of sth) the state of
not being enough or good enough.不充 分；不足；不'够：the madequacy 〇/our
resources 我们 资‘的金乏 Hn
adequacy 2 [U] a state of not being able or
confident to deal with a.situation 不胜任；缺乏 _ 信心：a /eeHng/sense 〇/ inadequacy
不称•职之感
3
[C, usually pi.] ~ (of/in
sth) a weakness; a lack of sth
■■点；缺陷；棄拿物的缺乏：gross inadequacies fn the data 15：据资 的被‘匮乏'◊
He had to /ace up to his own inadequacies as a/ather.他不得不正视自奏作为父亲的
不足。
iivad.equate /m’aedikwat/ 1 ~ {for
sth) | 〜(to do sth) not
enough; not good enough 不充分的；不皮的；
不_的：inadequate supplies 供应短缺◊ The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to
perform.
成它命任务还不够完善。◊ The /ood
_suppZies are inadequate to meet the needs 〇/the hungry. |物供应还不足
以应付饥民的需求。BTira ADEQUATE 2 (of
people人) not able, or not
confident enough, to deal with a situ- ation 不 任的；缺乏信心的 pm
incompetent： I felt totaHy inadequate as.a
joarent•我觉得我作为父亲（或
母亲）完全不称职。Hn.ad.equate•丨yflfi/v.: to be i/iad- equatdy
prepareci/i’nsurecK/im&ed 准备不充分；保险 /
资 金不充足
in*ad-iTiis-sible /.mad'misabl/ adj. {formaf} that cannot be
allowed or accepted, especially in court (允指法庭
1029 inaugural
上丨不允许的，不能采纳的：inadmissibte evidence不可 采纳的证据ECO admissible in-ad-vert-ent-ly /.mad'vaitantli; NAmE -'V3：rt-/ adv. by accident; without
intending to 无意地；不经意地 HT1 unintentionally ： We had inadvertently
left without paying the biM.我们无意之中未付账就离开了。► irvad- vert ent adj. ： cm inadvertent omission 不经意的疏忽 in-
ad*ver-tence now/i
[U]
in-ad-vis-able /.mad'vaizabl/ adj. [not usually before noun] 〜（for sb) (to do sth) not sensible or wise;
that
you would advise against.不明智；不可取：It is inadvisable to bring children on
this trip,
妥肖 ES3
ADVISABLE
in-ali-en-abie /m'eilianabl/ (also less frequent un-ali-en- able /An'eilianabl/) adj. [usually before noun] (formal) that cannot be taken
away from you 不可剥夺（或分割）
的：the inaHenabie right to decide your own future 不
可剥夺的决定自己未来的权利
in-am-or ata /m.aema'rarta/ noun (from Italian, formal or hi/moraws) a
person’s female lover 女性情人 inane /I'nein/ adj. stupid or silly; with
no meaning 的；无意义私：an inane remark无聊的话语► in.ane.ly adv. ： to grin maneiy 咧嘴憨笑 in.an.ity /I’naenati/ now/? [U, C, usually pi.] {pi. -ies)
in-ani-mate /m'aenimat/ adj. 1 not alive in the way
that people, animals and plants are 无生命的：A roefc is an
inanimate object.岩名■是无生命的物体。E33 animate 2 dead
or appearing to be dead 死的；像已死 的_: A
mem was fying fnam’mate on the_/?oor. — 个男子 躺在地板土，看样子像是死了。
in-applic-able /.ina'plikabl;
m'aeplikabl/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (to sb/sth) that cannot be used,
or that does not apply, in a particular ■ situation 不适用；不可应用.： These regulations are inapplicable to
international students•这些规章不适用于外燊学生。EEQ applicable inappropriate /.ma'praupriat; NAmE -'prou-/ adj. ~ (for sb/sth) (to do sth) | ~ (to/for sth) not suitable or
appropriate in a particular situation 不适当的；不合适
W： inappropriate behaviour/Zangufl^e 不恰当的行为 /
〇 It would be inappropriate for me to comment.
_
由'我评论并不恰当。◊ ciothes inappropriate to the occasion 不得体的衣着 fST-ni
appropriate ► in-appro- priate-ly adv. ： She was inappropriately dressed for a _/imerd.她的穿着不适合参加葬把。in.appro.pri.ate- ness noun [U]
in-articu-late /.mai'tikjalat; NAmE
-air'tik-/ adj. 1 (of people A) not able
to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily不善于表达的；不善于说话的2 (of speech讲话) not
using dear words; not expressed clearly 词不达意 的；表达得不清楚的：anfmirtfcu〖citerep〖y含邊不清的
回答 articulate ► in articu late ly adv. in-as-much as /.maz'mAtJ az/ conj.
(formal) used to add a comment on sth that you have just said and to say in
what way itis trueii^_;鉴于^ 在…范围内：He was a very
unusual musician inasmuch as he was totally deaf. 他是完全失聪的，从这点上来说，他是个很了不起的音
乐家。
in-atten-tioh /.ina'tenjn/ not/n [u]
(usually disapproving)
lack
of attention 不注舍；不经心：rhe accident was the result 〇/a moment’s inattention•这次事故是一时不小心
造成的。
in-atten-tive Ainatentiv/〜（to sth/sb) (d/sapprav/ng) not paying attention
to sth/sb 禾注意的；不经心：an inattentive pupfi 注意力不集中的学生inattentive to the
needs 〇/ others _ 视他人如需要 BTin attentive ► in- attentive-ly adv.
in-aud-ible /in'ordabl/ adj. ~ (to sb) that you cannot hear 听不见尚：The whistle was inaudible to the human ear.这种命声人耳听不到。HT-naudible ►in.audi.bil- ity /in.oida'bilati/ noun [U] in-aud-ibiy /in'Didabli/ adv. in.aug.ural /i_na:gj9ral/ ad), [only before noun] (of an official
speech, meeting, etc. 正 式也话 、会议等） first,
and marking the beginning of sth important, for example the time when a new
leader or parliament starts work, when a new organization is formed or when sth
is used for the first time就职的；开幕的；成立的；创始的：the
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