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单词 immobility
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Definition of immobility in English:

immobility

noun ɪmə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti
mass noun
  • 1The state of not moving; motionlessness.

    the disorder is caused by long periods of immobility
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Immobility for any reason contributes to the risk of pressure sore.
    • Public transport was finally restored on Thursday, after three days immobility.
    • Her very immobility, her stillness in a world running after vanity, makes her a heroine.
    • They desire a stillness and immobility they can never attain, for the activity of the world never ceases.
    • A life endured in total immobility is, though conceivable, wholly unsatisfactory.
    • Prolonged immobility and cramped seating are present in many forms of travel.
    • But the shark's sudden movement belied its previous immobility.
    • A twig cracked loudly underfoot and he froze into immobility.
    • Avoid immobility, especially after surgery.
    • No mechanism can tolerate long periods of immobility.
    1. 1.1 Inability to move or be moved.
      people with frostbite can experience pain or immobility
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Someone as active as he would not have been able to cope with a long period of immobility.
      • Sorry about the immobility, it was a strong dose they gave you this time.
      • He agreed that the immobility caused by her illness could have played a part in her decline.
      • What they are tired of is the immobility and politically correct constraints over economic debate that have left unemployment at 8.5 percent.
      • One of the major consequences of stroke is immobility, as the parts of the brain involved in controlling movement are damaged.
      • His immobility did not deter him from writing a report.
      • They are making up for the years of enforced immobility by becoming the world's most adventurous travellers.
      • A dedicated bus-only lane would cure this pointless immobility.
      • She presented with pain and stiffness and immobility of the neck and upper back.
      • Over doing it can cause excessive pain and immobility, thwarting your training program.

Definition of immobility in US English:

immobility

nounˈˌi(m)mōˈbilədē
  • 1The state of not moving; motionlessness.

    the disorder is caused by long periods of immobility
    Example sentencesExamples
    • No mechanism can tolerate long periods of immobility.
    • A life endured in total immobility is, though conceivable, wholly unsatisfactory.
    • But the shark's sudden movement belied its previous immobility.
    • A twig cracked loudly underfoot and he froze into immobility.
    • Prolonged immobility and cramped seating are present in many forms of travel.
    • They desire a stillness and immobility they can never attain, for the activity of the world never ceases.
    • Avoid immobility, especially after surgery.
    • Immobility for any reason contributes to the risk of pressure sore.
    • Public transport was finally restored on Thursday, after three days immobility.
    • Her very immobility, her stillness in a world running after vanity, makes her a heroine.
    1. 1.1 Inability to move or be moved.
      people with frostbite can experience pain or immobility
      Example sentencesExamples
      • His immobility did not deter him from writing a report.
      • Over doing it can cause excessive pain and immobility, thwarting your training program.
      • One of the major consequences of stroke is immobility, as the parts of the brain involved in controlling movement are damaged.
      • A dedicated bus-only lane would cure this pointless immobility.
      • She presented with pain and stiffness and immobility of the neck and upper back.
      • What they are tired of is the immobility and politically correct constraints over economic debate that have left unemployment at 8.5 percent.
      • Someone as active as he would not have been able to cope with a long period of immobility.
      • Sorry about the immobility, it was a strong dose they gave you this time.
      • They are making up for the years of enforced immobility by becoming the world's most adventurous travellers.
      • He agreed that the immobility caused by her illness could have played a part in her decline.
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