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单词 inactivity
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Definition of inactivity in English:

inactivity

nounˌɪnakˈtɪvɪtiɪnækˈtɪvədi
mass noun
  • 1The state of being inactive; idleness.

    don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several aspects of the observed inactivity strongly resembled the dormancy induced by the water loss.
    • There is no off switch and the unit simply shuts down after a couple of minutes of inactivity.
    • Most fear that all they have gained through hard training will be lost during a period of inactivity.
    • Unlike species in colder climates, tropical species experience a period of inactivity associated with the dry season.
    • The major causes are poor dietary habits and inactivity.
    • Increased levels of physical inactivity have been reported for Asian Indians.
    • To talk about an epidemic of obesity is like talking about a plague of inactivity or a contagion of overeating.
    • Hip stiffness is common, particularly after inactivity, and can be a presenting feature.
    • She did venture outside after several hours of forced inactivity.
    • Alongside rising employment and falling unemployment, economic inactivity has also been increasing.
    • Stiffness may occur following periods of inactivity.
    • But sleep can be thought of just as a period of inactivity.
    • Platinum also finds applications in systems where chemical inactivity is an important property.
    • What you want to do is avoid having your credit card canceled because of inactivity.
    • Those who reported physical inactivity were invited to come to the research center to complete the questionnaire.
    • Muscle fibre composition does not appear to change during short periods of inactivity.
    • For one thing the study of the solar system was revitalized after a long period of relative inactivity.
    • There is evidence that links physical inactivity with the increasing prevalence of osteoporosis in the United States.
    • Physical inactivity accounts for many of these deaths.
    • Eating too much or inactivity is likely to have some influence.
    Synonyms
    idleness, indolence, laziness, lifelessness, slothfulness, shiftlessness, lethargy, inertia, slowness, sluggishness, stagnancy, doziness, listlessness
    immobility
    Italian dolce far niente
    inaction, passivity, non-intervention, laissez-faire
    neglect, negligence, disregard, apathy
    1. 1.1 Reluctance to take action; apathy.
      people are frustrated with government inactivity
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The practice of Tao consists in subtracting day by day: subtracting and yet again subtracting until one has reached inactivity.
      • I have constituents who are about to lose their businesses because of the inactivity on this issue.
      • This seems to me to confuse inactivity with neutrality.
      • Others say the seeming inactivity is no illusion.
      • The inactivity last Saturday cost Avenue as they slipped to 21st in the table before the visit to fourth-placed Barrow.
      • When a person does not feel that his actions are significant, he either allows impulses to dominate his behavior or slouches into inactivity.
      • The only thing that seems to drive me crazy is inactivity.
      • Despite his inactivity, he has taken his full allowance.
      • On this occasion, government and police cannot be accused of inactivity or complacency.
      • The inactivity of the opposition movements currently in China is only a superficial phenomenon.
      • But it is the inactivity of the US army, which is accused of standing by and watching the attacks, that has caused fury.
      • As his ship had been part of the convoy he had angrily attacked Kirke and the army for their inactivity.
      • To separate theory and practice too much leads to hypocrisy or inactivity.
      • It was then a period of great inactivity in economic science.
      • The idea of being refused had almost frozen John into inactivity.
      • Six weeks of idle talk and inactivity cannot leave the least doubt as to the incapacity or ill-will of the Government.
      • The evidence which was relied upon to establish the abuse of process may be the plaintiff's inactivity.
      • Respondents were particularly unhappy about Government inactivity.
      • It pulls us into a life of silence and inactivity, lying and hiding our true fears.
      • Others say the inactivity has more to do with government concerns about potential political and military fallout.

Definition of inactivity in US English:

inactivity

nouninakˈtivədēɪnækˈtɪvədi
  • 1The state of being inactive; idleness.

    don't suddenly take up vigorous exercise after years of inactivity
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Those who reported physical inactivity were invited to come to the research center to complete the questionnaire.
    • Unlike species in colder climates, tropical species experience a period of inactivity associated with the dry season.
    • Muscle fibre composition does not appear to change during short periods of inactivity.
    • To talk about an epidemic of obesity is like talking about a plague of inactivity or a contagion of overeating.
    • Most fear that all they have gained through hard training will be lost during a period of inactivity.
    • There is no off switch and the unit simply shuts down after a couple of minutes of inactivity.
    • Physical inactivity accounts for many of these deaths.
    • Increased levels of physical inactivity have been reported for Asian Indians.
    • She did venture outside after several hours of forced inactivity.
    • Alongside rising employment and falling unemployment, economic inactivity has also been increasing.
    • Hip stiffness is common, particularly after inactivity, and can be a presenting feature.
    • What you want to do is avoid having your credit card canceled because of inactivity.
    • Stiffness may occur following periods of inactivity.
    • Platinum also finds applications in systems where chemical inactivity is an important property.
    • Several aspects of the observed inactivity strongly resembled the dormancy induced by the water loss.
    • The major causes are poor dietary habits and inactivity.
    • Eating too much or inactivity is likely to have some influence.
    • There is evidence that links physical inactivity with the increasing prevalence of osteoporosis in the United States.
    • But sleep can be thought of just as a period of inactivity.
    • For one thing the study of the solar system was revitalized after a long period of relative inactivity.
    Synonyms
    idleness, indolence, laziness, lifelessness, slothfulness, shiftlessness, lethargy, inertia, slowness, sluggishness, stagnancy, doziness, listlessness
    inaction, passivity, non-intervention, laissez-faire
    1. 1.1 Reluctance to take action; apathy.
      people are frustrated with government inactivity
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Respondents were particularly unhappy about Government inactivity.
      • As his ship had been part of the convoy he had angrily attacked Kirke and the army for their inactivity.
      • It was then a period of great inactivity in economic science.
      • Six weeks of idle talk and inactivity cannot leave the least doubt as to the incapacity or ill-will of the Government.
      • On this occasion, government and police cannot be accused of inactivity or complacency.
      • When a person does not feel that his actions are significant, he either allows impulses to dominate his behavior or slouches into inactivity.
      • Others say the seeming inactivity is no illusion.
      • The only thing that seems to drive me crazy is inactivity.
      • But it is the inactivity of the US army, which is accused of standing by and watching the attacks, that has caused fury.
      • Despite his inactivity, he has taken his full allowance.
      • This seems to me to confuse inactivity with neutrality.
      • The evidence which was relied upon to establish the abuse of process may be the plaintiff's inactivity.
      • Others say the inactivity has more to do with government concerns about potential political and military fallout.
      • It pulls us into a life of silence and inactivity, lying and hiding our true fears.
      • The practice of Tao consists in subtracting day by day: subtracting and yet again subtracting until one has reached inactivity.
      • To separate theory and practice too much leads to hypocrisy or inactivity.
      • The idea of being refused had almost frozen John into inactivity.
      • The inactivity last Saturday cost Avenue as they slipped to 21st in the table before the visit to fourth-placed Barrow.
      • I have constituents who are about to lose their businesses because of the inactivity on this issue.
      • The inactivity of the opposition movements currently in China is only a superficial phenomenon.
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