illogical 7 0
immorally 7itf§ o irrelevance 7f§
A
2 (also im-
/im/)
(in verbs 7j Azftia]) to put into the condition mentioned inflame fj£'$£!$& o
imperil
-in
combining
form
(in nouns £ is)) an activity in which many people take part f g g£ A # fJP (ft
/S : a sit-in o a teach-in
in
abil ity 0-w /.ma'bilati/
noun [U, sing.]
~
(to do sth) the fact of not being able to do sth At£; A; A; 7t£: the
government’s inability to provide basic services 0 Some families
go without medical treatment because of their
inability to pay. 02a
ABILITY
in
ab sen tia /,m aeb'senjia/ adv. (from Latin) while
not present at the event being referred to ^ 0 : Two foreign suspects will
be tried in absentia.
in
access ible /.inaek'sesabl/
adj. ~ (to sb/sth) difficult or impossible to reach or to get 5lt
jiiUjftfJ; 7 RTifllJ Eft: They live in a remote area, inaccessible except by
car. RWftf-lk„ o The temple
is now inaccessible to the public.
ff M; 0 0 (figurative) The
language of teenagers is often completely inaccessible to (= not understood
by) adults. WA7&fti£WJ&Aa&n/r71f o 033accessible ►inaccessibility /.maek.sesa'bilati/ noun
[U]
in
accurate /in'aekjarat/
adj. not exact or accurate; with mistakes 7 If (ft ; 7 f£ 51 (ft ;
7i^l(ft: an inaccurate statement 7^i0(ftift?& 0 inaccurate
information A ft 51 (ft fli ;§> O All the maps we had were wildly
inaccurate. Jfc 7
fct
It W M o o The writer is guilty of bias and inaccuracy.
kf£ft#A7fMI, JUR&7&0 o note at mistake
in-accur-ate-ly
adv.
in-action
/m'aekjn/
noun [U] (usually disapproving) lack of action; the state of
doing nothing about a situation
or
a problem ATr^j;
in-active
/m'aektrv/
adj. 1 not doing anything; not active ftff Aj (ft; 7 fS
(ft; 7 IS (ft: Some animals are inactive during the daytime. A7?S^Jo 0
politically inactive A$t/n7$Vll 0 The
volcano has been inactive for 50 years, ik Jg':Atil # HR ^ 7? 50
77 0
2
not
in use; not working 7 fi£ (ft ; 7 $$
(ft : an
inactive oil well W It (ft'/ft# 3
having no effect ft ffl (ft; ft (ft : an inactive drug/disease
A (ft f*i $J; ft ?5 14 *k PT3-3 active ► in activ ity
/.inaek'trvati/
noun [U]: periods of enforced inactivity
and boredom M it A i 7 fSL 7 iH Affc O
The inactivity of the
government was deplorable.
£ftAfr7AJ!&3£i!jti]ff0
in
ad equacy /m'aedikwasi/
noun (pi. -ies) 1 [U]
~ (of sth) the state of not being
enough or good enough 7 A ft; 7 A; 7^: the inadequacy of our
resources fHlJ (ft$m(ft^A rn-n adequacy 2 [U] a state of not being able or confident to deal
with a situation 7$kf£; A fa 7' : a feeling/sense of inadequacy 7 ^ IR A
^
3
[C, usually pi.] ~ (of/in sth) a weakness;
a lack of sth |fj
At;
3ftP@; 77$5(ft3ftA: gross inadequacies in the data
fit
Wi $r 141$ Wl K 2:
0 He had to face up to his own inadequacies as a father, fife 7 f# 7 7 M
§ If A A A A W 7£o
in
ad equate /m'aedikwat/
ad/'. 1 ~ (for sth) | ~ (to do sth) not enough; not good
enough 7 ft ft (ft; 77. (ft; 7 # (KJ: inadequate supplies
fft/SSSft 0 The system is inadequate for the tasks it has to perform. 7
'B (ft fi # 7
A # o O The food supplies are inad
equate to meet the needs of the hungry. #^f&jKYj0S7;
not
able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation 7fe{£W; 3ftAfgt'(ft 0OGa INCOMPETENT: I felt
totally inadequate as a parent. A
A A A ( M
7ft
) A^7I^IRo ►
in-ad-equate-ly adv.: to be inadequately prepared/insured/funded ®§7M; / |S|
£7AA
in
ad mis sible /.inad'misabl/
adj. (formal) that cannot be allowed or accepted, especially in court (
Aft fkM
1029 inaugural
±
) 7Ai41&7 7167^67 inadmissible evidence 77
033 ADMISSIBLE
in-ad-vert-ent-ly
/.inad'vaitantli;
NAmE -'V3irt-/ odv. by accident; without intending to fcMit', 71^1 unintentionally : We had inadvertently left without
paying the bill. AHn-ad-
vert-ent
adj.: an inadvertent
omission 7in-
ad-ver-tence noun [U]
in
ad-vis able /.mad'vaizabl/ adj. [not usually before noun] ~ (for sb) (to do sth) (formal) not sensible or wise;
that you would advise against 7 ^ Hi; 7717 It is inadvisable to bring children on this
trip.
O PT33 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 7 7 id 7 ( ft #J ) (ft; the inalienable right to decide your own
future
7
inam
orata /m.aema'raita/
noun (from Italian, formal or humorous) a person’s female
lover A
inane
/I'nein/
adj. stupid or silly; with no meaning MS (ft; fcMXtf}:
an inane remark ASPPlfttSt« ► in-ane-ly
adv.:
to grin inanely in an ity /I'naenati/ noun
[U, C,
usually pi.] (pi. -ies)
in-ani-mate
/m'aenimat/
adj. 1 not alive in the way that people, animals and plants are AA'pp (ft: A rock is an inanimate
object. A7JiA/fe'np(ft$!f'7o PT33 animate 2 dead or appearing to be dead ^(ft; f tft:
A man was lying inanimate on the floor. - 7 7 7
in
applic able
/.ina’plikabl;
in aeplikabl/ adj. [not before noun] ~ (to sb/sth) that cannot be used, or that does not
apply, in a particular situation 7 IS ; 7 7 M : These regulations are
inapplicable to international students. 033 applicable
in-appro-pri-ate
/.ina'praupriat;
NAmE -’prou-/ adj. ~ (for sb/sth) (to do sth) | ~ (to/for sth) not suitable or
appropriate in a particular situation 7iS^ (ft; 7nS : inappropriate behaviourAanguage 7ta7(ft;ffA / in g" o It would be inappropriate for me
to comment.
& A 7 tn A o 0 clothes inappropriate to the
occasion 7(ft Air 033 appropriate ► in appropriately adv. : She was
inappropriately dressed for a funeral. M (ft ?? H 7jS # IL o in-appro-pri-ate-
ness
noun [U]
in
articu late /,ma:'tikjalat; NAmE -air'tik-/ adj. 1
(of people A) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily
7#7^&(ft; 7#7i£i£W 2 (of speech 7i$) not using clear words; not
expressed clearly iaj 7 M W; #
7 ft & W: an inarticulate reply A M 7ff W
0^
PTI3 articulate ► in articu late ly adv.
in-as-much
as /.maz'mAtX
az/ conj.
(formal) used
to add a comment on sth that you have just said and to say in
what way it is true (H A; ^7; A-f£HA:
He was a very unusual musician inasmuch as he was totally deaf.
•
in
atten tion Aina'tenjn/ noun [u] (usually disapproving) lack
of attention 77B; 7£
in
atten tive /.ina'tentiv/ adj. ~ (to sth/sb) (disapproving) not
paying attention to sth/sb 7 & M ; 7 ^ A: an inattentive pupil
i±^A7Htf,(ft^A 0 inattentive to the needs of others
gg fj?. it A M M 5c f*nn attentive ► in- atten-tive-ly adv.
in-aud-ible
/in'oidabl/
adj. ~ (to
sb) that
you cannot hear B/r 7 JSL frtl: The whistle was inaudible to the human ear. A^flff7i!lo 033 audible ► in audi bil
ity/in.oida'bilati/ noun
[U] in-aud-ibly
/in'ordabli/
adv.
in-aug-ural
/i'no:gjaral/
adj. [only before
noun] (of
an official speech, meeting, etc. £-$^)
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 gfclRfft; 7H(ft; JA&Aft; #] (tn 69: the