i/ieWtaWe cups 〇/tea英格兰人和他们例行的饮茶3 the inevitable noun [sing.] something that is
certain to happen必然发生的事；不可避免的事：rou have to acc〒t the inevitaWe.你得接受必然发生的事。◊ 77ie inevitable
happened—J /orgot my passport.逃不掉的 事情发生了——我忘了带护照。►
iivevHabil-ity /in.evita'bilati/ noun
[U,
sing.] ： the inevitability of death 死亡的必然性◊ TTiere was'em inevftabiiity aZwut their cie/eat.他们的失败自有其必然。
in-ev-itably O-w /m'evitabli/ adv.
1 as is certain to happen
不可避免地；必然地：Jnevit- aWy, the pfess exaggerated t/ie
sto/y.新闻界照例又夸大
了这件事。2
(often hwmoraws) as you would expect 意 料之中：MevitaWy, ft rafned on the day 〇/ the ’wedding. 果然不出所料，婚礼的那天下起了雨。’ in-exact /.img.zaekt/ 〇办 not
accurate or exact 不准确 的;不精确的：an inemct description不准确的描述◊ Economics is
an inexact science.经济学是一门不精确的
i科学。
in-exac-ti-tude /.img'zsektitjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [u] (formal) the quality of being
not accurate or exact ^ 3(f 确；不准确
in-ex-cus-able /.mik'skjuizabl/ adj. too bad to accept or
forgive不可宽恕的；无法原谅的EH3 unjustifiable: inexcusaWe rudeness 不可原谅的粗鲁无礼 EH3'excus- able ► in-ex-cus-ably /-abli/ adv. in-ex-haust-ible /.img'zoistabl/ adj. that cannot be exhausted'(= finished); very great 用之不竭的；无穷
无尽的：cm inexhausti&e
supp〖y .〇/ good jo/ces 讲不■完 的蜻彩笑话◊ Her energy
is fnexhausriWe•她有芜穷的 >精力。
in-ex-or-able /in'eksarabl/ adj. {formaf) (of a process M 程）that cannot be stopped
or changed 禾可 挡的；无
法改变的 relentless ： the inexorable rise of
crime
阻遏不7 的犯—趋势► in-ex.or.abH.ity /in,eksar9’bd»ti/ noun [U]： the inexorability of
progress iri-ex-
or*abiy /in'eksarabli/ adv. ： events leading inexorably towards a crisis不可淦免地导致危机的一些事件
in<ex«pe-di*ent
/.mik'spiidiant/
adj. [not usually before noun] (format) [of an action not fair or
right ^^-JE 的；禾正确的；不恰当’的：It wouid be inexpedient to raise tom知ther运一本加税就是不合理。PHJ3 expedient
iii-ex-pen-sive
/.mik'spensiv/
adj. not costing a lot of
money 不昂贵的：a reZativeZy
inexpensive hoteZ 相对廉 价的]Sifc馆 PTSra
expensive o note at cheap ► in-ex-pen- sive-ly adv.
in-ex*peri*ence /jmk'spiarisns; NAmE -'spir-/ noun [u] lack of knowledge and
experience 缺乏经验；经验不 足：His mistake was due to
youth and inexperience. #
i失误的原P是年轻没有经验。
in-ex-peri-enced /.mik'spidrianst; NAmE -'spir-/ adj. having little
knowledge or experience of sth 缺达认识 (或经验）的：inexperienced
drivers/stojf投有备验的荀 机/ 职员◊ hexperienceci in modern methods 不熟悉现代
0 a child too young and inexperienced to
recognize danger因太年幼无知而意识不到危险的孩子BE]
EXPERIENCED, RELENTLESS
in-ex-pert /in'eksp3：t; NAmE -p3：rt/ adj. without much skill不熟备的；缺圭技巧的一compare expert
► in*ex-pertly adv.
in-ex-plicable /.mik'splikabl/ adj. that cannot be
understood or explained 费解的；’无法解释的 HTTl
incomprehensible : inexplicable behaviour
的行为◊ for some fnexpZicabZe reason he
gave up a
/antasticjob.由于某种莫名其妙的原因，他放弃了j-份很 不错的工作。PH3 explicable ► in-ex-plic-ably adv.： fne^pHcabZy deZayect/absent 令人不解地滅搁 / 缺★ ◊ She ine3〔p〖icaWy withdrew, the ojjer.她不可思议此撤回了
I提议。 _
in.ex，press.iWe
/,mik_spresabl/ (of feelings 感情） too strong to be put
into words难以言传的；先法形容
的：ine^pre彳sibie joy无法形容的喜悦 in ex-tre-mis /^n ik'striimis/ adv. (from Latin, formal) 1 in a very difficult
situation when very strong action is needed在危急关头；在紧急情#下；在绝境2 at the moment of death临终；弥留之际
in-ex-trioable
/.inik'strikabl;
m'ekstnkabl/ adj. (formal) too closely linked to be separated 无法分开的；分不开
的：cm I’nextricaWe connection between the
past and the present_过去和现在之间密不可分的关系
in-ex-tric-ably
/.mik'strikabli;
in'ekstrikabli/ adv. if two things are inextricably linked, etc.，it is impossible to
separate them 不可分开地； 密不可分; Europe's
foreign policy is inextricably linked with that of the [7S.欧洲的对外政策和美国的紧密相扣。◊ She had become inextricably involved in the campaign. A
_这场运_动之中，以致无法脱身。
in-fal-lible /in'faelabl/ adj. 1 never wrong; never
making mistakes永无过失的；—贯正确的：i_ZfWe advice1无可指责的忠告◊ Doctors are
m>t fn/aHiWe.医生 并非永不犯错。fallible 2 that never fails; always doing what it is supposed to
do 绝对可靠的；万 无'一失.的：an in/a出We method 〇/. memorizing
things 百试百灵的记忆方^ ►丨n.fa丨.丨i.bH.ity /n^fael^bilati/ now/? [U]: papai
in/aHibiiify 教皇无错说 in.fa丨.libly /-abli/ adv. in-fam-ous /'infamas/ adj. {formal) well known for
being bad or evil ▲名远扬声名狼藉的 HUH notorious: a genemZ who was
in/amous/or his brutaZify 因残忍而'恶
名■昭彰的将‘军.◊ the most fn/amous
concentration camp 最恶羞远扬的集中营◊ (hwmoraws).
the fn/amou5 British sandwich以难吃著名的英国三明治一compare famous in-famy /'infetni/ noun (pi
-ies)
{formal) 1 [U] the state of being
wdl known for sth bad or evil 臭名昭著；声名狼 藉：a day that wiH Hve in
in/amy 遗臭万年的一天 2 [U,
C] evil behaviour; an evil act 恶行；罪恶：scenes of horror _ andin/amy恐怖与罪恶的场面
in-fancy /'infensi/ noun
[U] 1 the time when a child is a baby or very young 婴儿期；幼儿期：to die fn fn/ancy 婴jL夭折 2
the early development of sth 初期；初创 期：a ti'me when the
cinema was stiZZ in its in/an<y 电 >影业尚处于初创的时期
in-fant
/'infant/
noun, adj.
« 1 (/orwfl/ or 术语）a baby or very young
child 婴儿；幼儿：a nursery for infants
under two 以下婴幼儿的托儿所◊ their fn/cmt 他们幼小的儿子◊
She
was seriously iH as an in/cmt.她年幼时曾患重病。◊ the infant mortality rate Mozart was an
infant prodigy (= a child with
unusual ability).
是个神童。In NAmE infant
is only used for a baby, especially a very young one.北美英语中 infant 仅 指适儿，尤指新生..儿。2 (in British and
Australian education英国初澳大利亚釦教育）a child at school
between the ages of four and seven 四岁到七岁之'间的 学童：an in/cmt schoo〖幼儿学校◊ in/cmt
teachers 幼冗 教师◊ J’ve fcnown
her si’nce we were in the i/i/ants (= at infant school).从幼儿学校时我就认识她了。_
鼸0<(/. [only before noun] 1 designed
to be used by infants 供婴幼儿用的：in/ant/ormu〖a (_= milk for babies)婴儿 配方奶粉2 new and not yet
developed初期的；初创期 的：fn/ant industries 新兴工业
in-fanti；cide /in'faentisaid/ noun
(formal) 1 [U, C] the crime of killing a baby; a person who is
guilty of this crime 杀婴杀♦犯 2
[U] (in some cultures) the practice of killing babies that are not wanted, for
example because they are girls and not boys 杀婴（某 >些文化杀女婴等的做法）
in-fant-ile
/'infantail/
adj.
1 {disapproving) typical of a small
child (and therefore not suitable for adults or older children)婴幼儿特有的；孩子气的？^„51
childish 2 [only before noun] (formal or technical
connected with babies or very young children 婴儿的；幼儿的
in-fant-il-ism
/in'faentilizam/
noun [U] {psychology
the fact of adults continuing to behave like children, in a way that not
normal (成人的）幼稚病 infanti lize {BrE also -ise) /infaentilaiz/ verb [vn] (/omjfl/) to treat sb as though they are a child 当作'如J [ •对待
ill-fan-try /'infantri/
noun [C+sing./pl.
v.] soldiers
who fight on foot (统称）步兵:fn/cmt/y units 步兵分队◊ 77ze in/antry
was/were guarding, the 步兵守卫着
桥梁。