industrial
re'lations noun [pi.] relations between employers and
employees 劳资关系 the Industrial Revo lution noun [sing] the period in
the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and the US when machines began to be used
to do work, and industry grew rapidly工业革命，产业革命（指18及19 世纪欧美使用机器、工业迅速发展的阶段）
in'dustrial-sfrength
adj. (often humorous) very strong or
powerful强劲的；强妓的；强大的：indiwtriaZ- strengt/i coj^ee特另ij提神尚咖啡
industrial
tri'bunal noun {BrŁ) a type of court that
can decide on disagreements between employees and employers劳资裁判庭
in.dus.tri.ous /m'dAstrias/ adj. {approving) working hard; busy 勤畚的；勤# 的；C‘的 333 hard- working： an industrioiis
student 勤勉的学生）1|1.€||15- tri-ous-ly adv.
in-dus-try IH* /'mdastri/ noun {pi. -ies)
1 [U] the production of goods from raw materials,
espe- cially in factories 工业；生产制造：heayy/iight industry S / 0 the needs of British
industry
工业的需求◊ She got a job
m industry.她找了份工厂里
的工作。2 [C] the people and activities involved in producing a
particular thing, or in providing a particular service 行业：the steeHmiustry 钢铁业◊ the catering/tourist, etc.
industry 旅游等行业◊ We
need to deveZop ZocaZ
industries.義们需要金展;Hk方工业。
<> (figurative) the
Madonna industry (= the large number of people involved in
making Madonna successful)麦当 娜条划集团—see also captain of industry, cottage
INDUSTRY, HEAVY INDUSTRY,
hard 勤奋；勤劳：We were impressed by
their industry. 他们的勤奋给我们留下深刻印象。
Indy
/'mdi/
(also Indy
racing, 'Indycar /'mdika:(r)/ 'Indy car racing) noun [U] motor racing
around a track which is raised at both sides印第安那波利斯式赛车，印
第车赛（跑道为椭圆形，两旁有护墙）
Indy.car
/'mdika:(r)/ /?ow/7 a car used in Indy racing 印
第涂赛赛幸
in-ebri-ated
/I'niibrieitid/
adj.
{formal or
humorous)
drunk
喝醉的► in.ebri.ation /i.niibri’eijn/ /7〇w/i [U] in-ed-ible /m'edabl/ adj. that you cannot eat
because it is of poor quality, or poisonous; not edible 不能吃的； 不宜去用的EEQ edible
in-effable /m'efabl/ adj. (formal) too great or
beautiful to describe in words (美好得）难以形容的，不可言喻
的：inejgFaWejoy难以形容的喜悦
in-effect-ive
/.ini'fektiv/
adj.
~ (in doing sth) not achieving
what you want to achieve; not having any effect无效果的；不起作用的；不奏效的：TTie new drug was
inej^ective.新药不起作用。◊ mejfective management 管理不善◊ The Zavv
proved inejQfective fn dealing with the problem.事实证明这条法规未能真正解决问题。EH3 effective ►in.ef.fect.ive.ness.now/? [U] in.ef.fect.ive.ly adv.
in-ef-fec-tual /.mi'fektjual/ adj. {formal) without the ability
to achieve much; weak; not achieving what you want to无能的；软弱的；达不到目的的：an fnej5FectuaZ
teacher 不称职的教师◊ cm inejfectua!
attempt to re/orm the kw改革法律的徒劳无益的尝试►
iiveffectirahly /-tjuali/ adv.
in-effi-cient /.mifijiit/ adj. not doing a job well
and not making the best use of time, money, energy, etc.效 率低的；能力差的；浪费的：an inejQficient
hearing system效率不佳的暖气系统◊ inej尹dent government无 命的政◊ an extremeZy secretary 极不称职的
秘书◊ inejfiicient use 〇/time and energy 时间和精力的浪
费 f»TJ3 efficient ► in-ef-fi-ciency/-ansi/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies)
： waste ancHnej^ciemy
fgovernment 政丰的浪 费％低效能◊ ine所ciencies in t/ie
system这个系纟W低 效率现象.iiveffi*cient•丨 y flt/v.
in-ele-gant
/m'eligant/
adj. not attractive or
elegant ^ 优美的；不说雅的 ElijELEGANTHn.ele.gant.lyfli/v. ir».eH.gible
/m_elid33bl/
flofy.〜（for sth/to do sth) not having the
necessary qualifications to have or to do
sth不合格的；不符合资格的：ineZigiWe/or月nanciaZ assistance无资格得到财政援助◊ ineiigiWe to
vote无表 决资格 EH3 eligible ►
in-eli-gi-bil-ity /m.elidsa'bilati/ noun [U]
in-eluct-able /.im'lAktabl/ adj. (formal) that you cannot avoid
无可避生的 Pnm unavoidable ► in.eluct.ably
/-abli/
adv.
inept /i.nept/ acting or done with no skill 缺乏技巧
的；k 能的；i 拙的：She was Ze_/t /eeiin^
inept and inadequate.她被弄得感到笨拙无能。◊ cm inept
remark 笨拙的
in-epti-tude
/i'neptitju:d; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [u] lack of skill 缺乏技巧；无能；笨細：the ineptitude of the
police h
handiing the situation警方在处理这个局面而的无能
in.equal-ity
/_mi’kwDl9ti;
A/Amf -’kwad" /iow/7 [U，C] (p/. -ies) the unfair difference
between groups of people in society, when some have more wealth, status or
opportunities than others不平等；不平衡；不平均： inequality of opportunity fL ^ 0 economic
fnequtiHties between different
areas 不同地区间的经济不
平i ◊ raciannequdify
种族不平等 r*TJ3 equality in-equit-able /m'ekwitabl/ adj. (formal) not fair; not the
same for everyone 不公正的；不公平的 PSTI unfair： fneqmtaWe distribution 〇/ wealth 财富的不公平分配 rnrn equitable
in-equity /in'ekwati/ noun [C, U] {pi. -ies)
{format) some- thing that is
unfair; the state of being unfair 不公疋的 事；不公正；不公平HIT! INJUSTICE in-erad-ic-able /.im'raedikabl/ adj. (formal) (of a quality or
situation 品扁：或状况）that cannot be removed
or changed不可蠢去的；无法改变的
inert /i'ii3：t; NAmE i'n3：rt/ adj. 1 (formal) without power to move
or act无活动能的；无行动力的：He 〖ay inert with hafdosed
^yes.彳也半睁着双眼一动不动地躺着。
2 {chemistry without active
chemical or other properties (= characteristics)惰性的；不活泼的
i.nert
'gas noun
{chemistry it) = noble
gas in-er-tia /I'naija; NAmE -3：rJ*9/ noun [U] 1 (usually disapproving) lack of energy; lack
of desire or ability to move or change 缺乏活力；_性；保守：I can’t seem to throw
o# this/eeiing 〇/i/ierria•我舍裱无法摆脱这种无力的感
觉。◊ the /orces 〇/ fnsriturionaZ inertia in the schqoZ system学校体制内的惰性2 (/^ys/cs物）a property
(=characteristic) of matter (= a
substance) by which it stays still or, if moving, continues moving in a
straight line unless it is acted on by a force outside itself 惯‘性 in-er-tial /i'n3：Jl; NAmE I'nairjl/ adj. [technical 7|t connected with or
caused by inertia 命性的 i'nertia reel noun a round device that
one end of a car seat belt is
wound around so that it will move freely unless it is pulled suddenly, for
example in an accident (汽车安全带的）惯性卷筒
in-escap-able /.mi'skeipabl/ adj. (of a fact or a
situation 现实或状况）that you cannot avoid
or ignore不可避免 的；逃避不了的；不能忽视的SCI UNAVOIDABLE: an inescapaWe /act 不可逃避的现实◊ This 〖eads to the inescapable conclusion
that the two things are connected. 这就必然得出一个结论：这两件事互有关联。> inescapably /-abli/ adv.
in-es-sen-tial /.im'senjl/ adj. not necessary # 0 ^ 的；无关紧要的：inessenrianim/ries不必要的奢备
►
in-es-sen-tial noun ： Few people had spare
cash for inessential.很少人有闲钱买那些可有可无的东西。
—compare
essential adj.{\), non-essential in-estim-able /m'estimabl/ adj. (formal) too great to
calculate (大‘）难以估量的，无法估计的：7716^/〇「- mation he provided was o/inestimabie vaZue•他提供的
信息价值难以估量。 in-ev-itable /m'evitabl/ adj.
1 that you cannot avoid
or prevent 不可避免的；不能防
止的 unavoidable ： It was an inevitable
conse- quence
〇/ the decision.那是这个决定的必然后果。◊ JTt was fnevitabte
that there wouW be job tosses.裁员已是
不可避免的事。◊ A rise in the
interest rates seems fnevi't- aWe•提高利率似乎是不可避免的。2 [only before noun]
(often humorous) so frequent that you
always expect it 总会发生的；照合!J必有的；惯常的：theŁng〖is/iandthei