Definition of incapable in English:

incapable

adjective ɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)lˌɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)l

1incapable ofUnable to do or achieve (something)
无能力的，不能的，不会的，达不成的
Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech
威尔逊羞红了脸，一句话说不出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- A few reactors in her brain decided to give up the ghost, and she simply stared, incapable of speech or action.
- After several seconds of being incapable of speech, Audrey finally got a grip on herself… sort of.
- The person exempted from serious evaluation, after all, is someone considered incapable of significant achievement.
- Slowly, she shook her head, finding herself quite incapable of speech at the moment.
- Now 78, Eduardo is wheelchair bound, alert but incapable of speech.
- Consequently he was incompetent, cognitively incapable of envisioning change and probably dangerous.
- I was absolutely demolished, emotionally wrung dry, incapable of coherent speech for a half-hour or so afterwards.
- I can type the word ‘no’ easily enough - look, no, no, no, no, no - so why do I seem to be entirely incapable of actually saying it?
- He had been deformed by accident at birth, and was a hunched dwarf, unable to walk well, and so shy that the King's men thought him incapable of proper speech.
- She is rich, useless, and incapable of contributing to society.
- One of my companions was actually incapable of speech for the next five minutes.
- He still felt incapable of movement or speech, powerless, though he did not feel in any pain.
- After that date firms would have to prove beyond doubt that older workers were incompetent or incapable of doing their jobs if they wanted to pension them off.
- She has never told her mother, who appears hopelessly incapable of communicating constructively with her daughter about the issues which affect her most.
- But we remain stuck in hopeless denial, regrettably incapable of accepting what will be harsh medicine.
- He thought me a child, a helpless, useless creature, incapable of cunning and deception of any breed.
- However, when those in charge at the club seem to be unwilling, unable and/or incapable of changing things then protest of some form is definitely needed.
- Anyhow, after being just as rude to him, as he to me, he seems to be completely incapable of speech.
- It is not much more than a year ago that he dismissed the UN as an inefficient, bureaucratic organisation incapable of decision or action.
- Take the example of an elderly person who suffers a stroke which renders him incapable of speech or movement.
Synonyms
unable to, not capable of, lacking the ability to, not equipped to, lacking the experience to
1. 1.1 Not allowing the possibility of (a particular action)
  with the battery removed the car was incapable of being driven
  电池取走后，根本无法驱动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Attempts by the United Nations to broker a deal have foundered, allowing the problem to fester and become a sore incapable of being healed.
  There is an argument which holds that half a century after its birth, rock 'n' roll is now a geriatric form which, like jazz, has become incapable of innovation or reinvention.
  A possible explanation is that the human eye and brain are incapable of processing all the necessary visual information to apply the rule
  Most hydraulic systems are also very inefficient, and incapable of recovering regenerative power.
  Simply put, in every way possible, the United States was incapable of sending a modern army to fight in Europe.
  Processes for evaluating the welfare of the child, even if they are comparatively vigorous, are incapable of identifying inadequate parents.
  Britain's health, education and welfare systems, devised in the 1940s, are incapable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
  It only looks broken because we are now asking it to perform a function of which it is incapable.
  And Burge's proposal seems incapable of explaining how they are possible.
  Synonyms
  not open to, not admitting of, not susceptible to, resistant to, impervious to
2. 1.2 (of a person) too caring or moral to do (something)
  （人）（因太过诚实或讲道德）不会…的
  a man incapable of any kind of prejudice
  一个不会有任何偏见的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  So, Tony, if you are incapable of political acts of kindness please step aside.
  Holst said of him that he ‘never joined in the ordinary hatred of Germany; he was utterly incapable of hatred under any provocation whatsoever’.
  What he did say was that he wanted to be able to have the right to take his own life. He was incapable of doing anything for himself, he felt that he was a burden on his family, he was unhappy and he felt that now was the time to go.
  But once opportunity offered she was incapable of refusing…
2Unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs.
行为不理性的；不能自理的
the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen
飞行员可能因缺氧而变得不能合理操作。
Example sentencesExamples
- What would you do if you ever became paralysed or incapable?
- A 14-year-old girl was arrested for being drunk and incapable but later released.
- Goss also admitted he had no knowledge of Arabic and that his kids chastised him for being incapable with computers.
- Lawyers prepare the necessary Enduring Powers of Attorney documents which allow you to appoint someone you trust to manage your affairs if you become incapable.
- Paramedics are dealing with a growing number of drunk and incapable youngsters on the streets, according to a senior member of North Yorkshire ambulance service.
- Police say action is needed to deal with the growing number of people they are finding drunk and incapable on the city's streets.
- When the attorney has reason to believe that the donor is, or is becoming, mentally incapable he must make an application to the Court of Protection for registration of the EPA.
- Drunk and disorderly incidents more than doubled from 12 to 26, and drunk and incapable offenders increased eight-fold.
- Being drunk and incapable should no longer be an excuse for misbehaving on the streets, says the man taking over Swindon's new licensing body.
- Being arrested drunk and incapable at 11 pm in the centre of London is part of every young man's right of passage.
- Furthermore, those charged with supervising the company on our behalf and protecting our savings were either incapable or unable to force the insurer to live in the real world.
- He was arrested for being drunk and incapable and was taken to Toller Lane police station in Bradford, where he was locked up and placed under half-hourly observation.
- Beth's weary loyalty towards her incapable boyfriend is fun to watch.
- I am not saying for a moment that every woman who is left to bring up a child on her own is incapable.
- He wishes he could organise his time better but feels incapable.
- I know I'd just finished at the gym, but I don't think I looked that incapable.
- The officer will then send the report to the procurator fiscal who will decide whether to have the person charged with being drunk and incapable.
- Churches and pro-life organisations fear that the bill could result in incapable adults being denied food and drink at the insistence of a relative empowered to act for them.
- We are sure they do not want to be seen as some infirm, incapable, old couple.
- What I wouldn't do was to serve it up to 18 people on a course who were hungry because my own incapable staff couldn't do their job properly and supply any biscuits at break times.
Synonyms
incapacitated, helpless, powerless, impotent

Derivatives

incapability

noun ɪnkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtiɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪlədi

Like this, singing alto part was begun because of my incapability to adjust myself to a higher tone.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm glad my incapability gave everyone a laugh.
- In so far as incapability through incompetence is concerned, the general rule is that the employee's incapacity as it existed at the time of dismissal must be of such a nature and quality as to justify dismissal.
- This is a relatively recent phenomenon and was largely due to the incapability of authoritarian regimes to transform themselves through political and economic reform.
- His administration failed to anticipate the big floods earlier this year, and its handling of this natural disaster proved its incapability.

incapably

adverb

Apparently, it wouldn't do to have him - previously best known for being found incapably drunk in Leicester Square two years ago, and now a Bristol University student - staying in mere digs.
Example sentencesExamples
- A description of the time quotes: ‘the inhabitants paraded the place incapably drunk‘.
- It was late before they separated; the man Gray was incapably drunk.
- The actor playing Caliban gets incapably drunk, and Alice, who knows the play by heart, agrees to take his place.
- She's said to have public breakdowns, violent spasms, and the mumbling and grumbling of those less sane and incapably inept.

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- 'not' + capabilis (see capable).

Definition of incapable in US English:

incapable

adjectiveˌɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)lˌinˈkāpəb(ə)l

1incapable ofUnable to do or achieve (something)
无能力的，不能的，不会的，达不成的
Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech
威尔逊羞红了脸，一句话说不出来。
Example sentencesExamples
- The person exempted from serious evaluation, after all, is someone considered incapable of significant achievement.
- Consequently he was incompetent, cognitively incapable of envisioning change and probably dangerous.
- He had been deformed by accident at birth, and was a hunched dwarf, unable to walk well, and so shy that the King's men thought him incapable of proper speech.
- He thought me a child, a helpless, useless creature, incapable of cunning and deception of any breed.
- He still felt incapable of movement or speech, powerless, though he did not feel in any pain.
- Anyhow, after being just as rude to him, as he to me, he seems to be completely incapable of speech.
- Now 78, Eduardo is wheelchair bound, alert but incapable of speech.
- I can type the word ‘no’ easily enough - look, no, no, no, no, no - so why do I seem to be entirely incapable of actually saying it?
- Slowly, she shook her head, finding herself quite incapable of speech at the moment.
- It is not much more than a year ago that he dismissed the UN as an inefficient, bureaucratic organisation incapable of decision or action.
- But we remain stuck in hopeless denial, regrettably incapable of accepting what will be harsh medicine.
- Take the example of an elderly person who suffers a stroke which renders him incapable of speech or movement.
- However, when those in charge at the club seem to be unwilling, unable and/or incapable of changing things then protest of some form is definitely needed.
- After that date firms would have to prove beyond doubt that older workers were incompetent or incapable of doing their jobs if they wanted to pension them off.
- After several seconds of being incapable of speech, Audrey finally got a grip on herself… sort of.
- She has never told her mother, who appears hopelessly incapable of communicating constructively with her daughter about the issues which affect her most.
- One of my companions was actually incapable of speech for the next five minutes.
- She is rich, useless, and incapable of contributing to society.
- A few reactors in her brain decided to give up the ghost, and she simply stared, incapable of speech or action.
- I was absolutely demolished, emotionally wrung dry, incapable of coherent speech for a half-hour or so afterwards.
Synonyms
unable to, not capable of, lacking the ability to, not equipped to, lacking the experience to
1. 1.1 Not allowing the possibility of (a particular action)
  with the battery removed the car was incapable of being driven
  电池取走后，根本无法驱动。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most hydraulic systems are also very inefficient, and incapable of recovering regenerative power.
  And Burge's proposal seems incapable of explaining how they are possible.
  A possible explanation is that the human eye and brain are incapable of processing all the necessary visual information to apply the rule
  There is an argument which holds that half a century after its birth, rock 'n' roll is now a geriatric form which, like jazz, has become incapable of innovation or reinvention.
  Processes for evaluating the welfare of the child, even if they are comparatively vigorous, are incapable of identifying inadequate parents.
  It only looks broken because we are now asking it to perform a function of which it is incapable.
  Attempts by the United Nations to broker a deal have foundered, allowing the problem to fester and become a sore incapable of being healed.
  Britain's health, education and welfare systems, devised in the 1940s, are incapable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century.
  Simply put, in every way possible, the United States was incapable of sending a modern army to fight in Europe.
  Synonyms
  not open to, not admitting of, not susceptible to, resistant to, impervious to
2. 1.2 (of a person) too caring or moral to do (something)
  （人）（因太过诚实或讲道德）不会…的
  a man incapable of any kind of prejudice
  一个不会有任何偏见的人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Holst said of him that he ‘never joined in the ordinary hatred of Germany; he was utterly incapable of hatred under any provocation whatsoever’.
  What he did say was that he wanted to be able to have the right to take his own life. He was incapable of doing anything for himself, he felt that he was a burden on his family, he was unhappy and he felt that now was the time to go.
  But once opportunity offered she was incapable of refusing…
  So, Tony, if you are incapable of political acts of kindness please step aside.
2Unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs; incompetent.
行为不理性的；不能自理的
the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen
飞行员可能因缺氧而变得不能合理操作。
Example sentencesExamples
- Being drunk and incapable should no longer be an excuse for misbehaving on the streets, says the man taking over Swindon's new licensing body.
- Churches and pro-life organisations fear that the bill could result in incapable adults being denied food and drink at the insistence of a relative empowered to act for them.
- What I wouldn't do was to serve it up to 18 people on a course who were hungry because my own incapable staff couldn't do their job properly and supply any biscuits at break times.
- Furthermore, those charged with supervising the company on our behalf and protecting our savings were either incapable or unable to force the insurer to live in the real world.
- I know I'd just finished at the gym, but I don't think I looked that incapable.
- Paramedics are dealing with a growing number of drunk and incapable youngsters on the streets, according to a senior member of North Yorkshire ambulance service.
- The officer will then send the report to the procurator fiscal who will decide whether to have the person charged with being drunk and incapable.
- He was arrested for being drunk and incapable and was taken to Toller Lane police station in Bradford, where he was locked up and placed under half-hourly observation.
- Drunk and disorderly incidents more than doubled from 12 to 26, and drunk and incapable offenders increased eight-fold.
- When the attorney has reason to believe that the donor is, or is becoming, mentally incapable he must make an application to the Court of Protection for registration of the EPA.
- A 14-year-old girl was arrested for being drunk and incapable but later released.
- Being arrested drunk and incapable at 11 pm in the centre of London is part of every young man's right of passage.
- Goss also admitted he had no knowledge of Arabic and that his kids chastised him for being incapable with computers.
- Lawyers prepare the necessary Enduring Powers of Attorney documents which allow you to appoint someone you trust to manage your affairs if you become incapable.
- We are sure they do not want to be seen as some infirm, incapable, old couple.
- He wishes he could organise his time better but feels incapable.
- What would you do if you ever became paralysed or incapable?
- Beth's weary loyalty towards her incapable boyfriend is fun to watch.
- Police say action is needed to deal with the growing number of people they are finding drunk and incapable on the city's streets.
- I am not saying for a moment that every woman who is left to bring up a child on her own is incapable.
Synonyms
incapacitated, helpless, powerless, impotent

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- ‘not’ + capabilis (see capable).

单词	incapable
释义	Definition of incapable in English: incapable adjective ɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)lˌɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)l 1incapable ofUnable to do or achieve (something) 无能力的，不能的，不会的，达不成的 Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech 威尔逊羞红了脸，一句话说不出来。 Example sentencesExamples A few reactors in her brain decided to give up the ghost, and she simply stared, incapable of speech or action. After several seconds of being incapable of speech, Audrey finally got a grip on herself… sort of. The person exempted from serious evaluation, after all, is someone considered incapable of significant achievement. Slowly, she shook her head, finding herself quite incapable of speech at the moment. Now 78, Eduardo is wheelchair bound, alert but incapable of speech. Consequently he was incompetent, cognitively incapable of envisioning change and probably dangerous. I was absolutely demolished, emotionally wrung dry, incapable of coherent speech for a half-hour or so afterwards. I can type the word ‘no’ easily enough - look, no, no, no, no, no - so why do I seem to be entirely incapable of actually saying it? He had been deformed by accident at birth, and was a hunched dwarf, unable to walk well, and so shy that the King's men thought him incapable of proper speech. She is rich, useless, and incapable of contributing to society. One of my companions was actually incapable of speech for the next five minutes. He still felt incapable of movement or speech, powerless, though he did not feel in any pain. After that date firms would have to prove beyond doubt that older workers were incompetent or incapable of doing their jobs if they wanted to pension them off. She has never told her mother, who appears hopelessly incapable of communicating constructively with her daughter about the issues which affect her most. But we remain stuck in hopeless denial, regrettably incapable of accepting what will be harsh medicine. He thought me a child, a helpless, useless creature, incapable of cunning and deception of any breed. However, when those in charge at the club seem to be unwilling, unable and/or incapable of changing things then protest of some form is definitely needed. Anyhow, after being just as rude to him, as he to me, he seems to be completely incapable of speech. It is not much more than a year ago that he dismissed the UN as an inefficient, bureaucratic organisation incapable of decision or action. Take the example of an elderly person who suffers a stroke which renders him incapable of speech or movement. Synonyms unable to, not capable of, lacking the ability to, not equipped to, lacking the experience to 1.1 Not allowing the possibility of (a particular action) with the battery removed the car was incapable of being driven 电池取走后，根本无法驱动。 Example sentencesExamples Attempts by the United Nations to broker a deal have foundered, allowing the problem to fester and become a sore incapable of being healed. There is an argument which holds that half a century after its birth, rock 'n' roll is now a geriatric form which, like jazz, has become incapable of innovation or reinvention. A possible explanation is that the human eye and brain are incapable of processing all the necessary visual information to apply the rule Most hydraulic systems are also very inefficient, and incapable of recovering regenerative power. Simply put, in every way possible, the United States was incapable of sending a modern army to fight in Europe. Processes for evaluating the welfare of the child, even if they are comparatively vigorous, are incapable of identifying inadequate parents. Britain's health, education and welfare systems, devised in the 1940s, are incapable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century. It only looks broken because we are now asking it to perform a function of which it is incapable. And Burge's proposal seems incapable of explaining how they are possible. Synonyms not open to, not admitting of, not susceptible to, resistant to, impervious to 1.2 (of a person) too caring or moral to do (something) （人）（因太过诚实或讲道德）不会…的 a man incapable of any kind of prejudice 一个不会有任何偏见的人。 Example sentencesExamples So, Tony, if you are incapable of political acts of kindness please step aside. Holst said of him that he ‘never joined in the ordinary hatred of Germany; he was utterly incapable of hatred under any provocation whatsoever’. What he did say was that he wanted to be able to have the right to take his own life. He was incapable of doing anything for himself, he felt that he was a burden on his family, he was unhappy and he felt that now was the time to go. But once opportunity offered she was incapable of refusing… 2Unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs. 行为不理性的；不能自理的 the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen 飞行员可能因缺氧而变得不能合理操作。 Example sentencesExamples What would you do if you ever became paralysed or incapable? A 14-year-old girl was arrested for being drunk and incapable but later released. Goss also admitted he had no knowledge of Arabic and that his kids chastised him for being incapable with computers. Lawyers prepare the necessary Enduring Powers of Attorney documents which allow you to appoint someone you trust to manage your affairs if you become incapable. Paramedics are dealing with a growing number of drunk and incapable youngsters on the streets, according to a senior member of North Yorkshire ambulance service. Police say action is needed to deal with the growing number of people they are finding drunk and incapable on the city's streets. When the attorney has reason to believe that the donor is, or is becoming, mentally incapable he must make an application to the Court of Protection for registration of the EPA. Drunk and disorderly incidents more than doubled from 12 to 26, and drunk and incapable offenders increased eight-fold. Being drunk and incapable should no longer be an excuse for misbehaving on the streets, says the man taking over Swindon's new licensing body. Being arrested drunk and incapable at 11 pm in the centre of London is part of every young man's right of passage. Furthermore, those charged with supervising the company on our behalf and protecting our savings were either incapable or unable to force the insurer to live in the real world. He was arrested for being drunk and incapable and was taken to Toller Lane police station in Bradford, where he was locked up and placed under half-hourly observation. Beth's weary loyalty towards her incapable boyfriend is fun to watch. I am not saying for a moment that every woman who is left to bring up a child on her own is incapable. He wishes he could organise his time better but feels incapable. I know I'd just finished at the gym, but I don't think I looked that incapable. The officer will then send the report to the procurator fiscal who will decide whether to have the person charged with being drunk and incapable. Churches and pro-life organisations fear that the bill could result in incapable adults being denied food and drink at the insistence of a relative empowered to act for them. We are sure they do not want to be seen as some infirm, incapable, old couple. What I wouldn't do was to serve it up to 18 people on a course who were hungry because my own incapable staff couldn't do their job properly and supply any biscuits at break times. Synonyms incapacitated, helpless, powerless, impotent Derivatives incapability noun ɪnkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtiɪnˌkeɪpəˈbɪlədi Like this, singing alto part was begun because of my incapability to adjust myself to a higher tone. Example sentencesExamples I'm glad my incapability gave everyone a laugh. In so far as incapability through incompetence is concerned, the general rule is that the employee's incapacity as it existed at the time of dismissal must be of such a nature and quality as to justify dismissal. This is a relatively recent phenomenon and was largely due to the incapability of authoritarian regimes to transform themselves through political and economic reform. His administration failed to anticipate the big floods earlier this year, and its handling of this natural disaster proved its incapability. incapably adverb Apparently, it wouldn't do to have him - previously best known for being found incapably drunk in Leicester Square two years ago, and now a Bristol University student - staying in mere digs. Example sentencesExamples A description of the time quotes: ‘the inhabitants paraded the place incapably drunk‘. It was late before they separated; the man Gray was incapably drunk. The actor playing Caliban gets incapably drunk, and Alice, who knows the play by heart, agrees to take his place. She's said to have public breakdowns, violent spasms, and the mumbling and grumbling of those less sane and incapably inept. Origin Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- 'not' + capabilis (see capable). Definition of incapable in US English: incapable adjectiveˌɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)lˌinˈkāpəb(ə)l 1incapable ofUnable to do or achieve (something) 无能力的，不能的，不会的，达不成的 Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech 威尔逊羞红了脸，一句话说不出来。 Example sentencesExamples The person exempted from serious evaluation, after all, is someone considered incapable of significant achievement. Consequently he was incompetent, cognitively incapable of envisioning change and probably dangerous. He had been deformed by accident at birth, and was a hunched dwarf, unable to walk well, and so shy that the King's men thought him incapable of proper speech. He thought me a child, a helpless, useless creature, incapable of cunning and deception of any breed. He still felt incapable of movement or speech, powerless, though he did not feel in any pain. Anyhow, after being just as rude to him, as he to me, he seems to be completely incapable of speech. Now 78, Eduardo is wheelchair bound, alert but incapable of speech. I can type the word ‘no’ easily enough - look, no, no, no, no, no - so why do I seem to be entirely incapable of actually saying it? Slowly, she shook her head, finding herself quite incapable of speech at the moment. It is not much more than a year ago that he dismissed the UN as an inefficient, bureaucratic organisation incapable of decision or action. But we remain stuck in hopeless denial, regrettably incapable of accepting what will be harsh medicine. Take the example of an elderly person who suffers a stroke which renders him incapable of speech or movement. However, when those in charge at the club seem to be unwilling, unable and/or incapable of changing things then protest of some form is definitely needed. After that date firms would have to prove beyond doubt that older workers were incompetent or incapable of doing their jobs if they wanted to pension them off. After several seconds of being incapable of speech, Audrey finally got a grip on herself… sort of. She has never told her mother, who appears hopelessly incapable of communicating constructively with her daughter about the issues which affect her most. One of my companions was actually incapable of speech for the next five minutes. She is rich, useless, and incapable of contributing to society. A few reactors in her brain decided to give up the ghost, and she simply stared, incapable of speech or action. I was absolutely demolished, emotionally wrung dry, incapable of coherent speech for a half-hour or so afterwards. Synonyms unable to, not capable of, lacking the ability to, not equipped to, lacking the experience to 1.1 Not allowing the possibility of (a particular action) with the battery removed the car was incapable of being driven 电池取走后，根本无法驱动。 Example sentencesExamples Most hydraulic systems are also very inefficient, and incapable of recovering regenerative power. And Burge's proposal seems incapable of explaining how they are possible. A possible explanation is that the human eye and brain are incapable of processing all the necessary visual information to apply the rule There is an argument which holds that half a century after its birth, rock 'n' roll is now a geriatric form which, like jazz, has become incapable of innovation or reinvention. Processes for evaluating the welfare of the child, even if they are comparatively vigorous, are incapable of identifying inadequate parents. It only looks broken because we are now asking it to perform a function of which it is incapable. Attempts by the United Nations to broker a deal have foundered, allowing the problem to fester and become a sore incapable of being healed. Britain's health, education and welfare systems, devised in the 1940s, are incapable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century. Simply put, in every way possible, the United States was incapable of sending a modern army to fight in Europe. Synonyms not open to, not admitting of, not susceptible to, resistant to, impervious to 1.2 (of a person) too caring or moral to do (something) （人）（因太过诚实或讲道德）不会…的 a man incapable of any kind of prejudice 一个不会有任何偏见的人。 Example sentencesExamples Holst said of him that he ‘never joined in the ordinary hatred of Germany; he was utterly incapable of hatred under any provocation whatsoever’. What he did say was that he wanted to be able to have the right to take his own life. He was incapable of doing anything for himself, he felt that he was a burden on his family, he was unhappy and he felt that now was the time to go. But once opportunity offered she was incapable of refusing… So, Tony, if you are incapable of political acts of kindness please step aside. 2Unable to behave rationally or manage one's affairs; incompetent. 行为不理性的；不能自理的 the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen 飞行员可能因缺氧而变得不能合理操作。 Example sentencesExamples Being drunk and incapable should no longer be an excuse for misbehaving on the streets, says the man taking over Swindon's new licensing body. Churches and pro-life organisations fear that the bill could result in incapable adults being denied food and drink at the insistence of a relative empowered to act for them. What I wouldn't do was to serve it up to 18 people on a course who were hungry because my own incapable staff couldn't do their job properly and supply any biscuits at break times. Furthermore, those charged with supervising the company on our behalf and protecting our savings were either incapable or unable to force the insurer to live in the real world. I know I'd just finished at the gym, but I don't think I looked that incapable. Paramedics are dealing with a growing number of drunk and incapable youngsters on the streets, according to a senior member of North Yorkshire ambulance service. The officer will then send the report to the procurator fiscal who will decide whether to have the person charged with being drunk and incapable. He was arrested for being drunk and incapable and was taken to Toller Lane police station in Bradford, where he was locked up and placed under half-hourly observation. Drunk and disorderly incidents more than doubled from 12 to 26, and drunk and incapable offenders increased eight-fold. When the attorney has reason to believe that the donor is, or is becoming, mentally incapable he must make an application to the Court of Protection for registration of the EPA. A 14-year-old girl was arrested for being drunk and incapable but later released. Being arrested drunk and incapable at 11 pm in the centre of London is part of every young man's right of passage. Goss also admitted he had no knowledge of Arabic and that his kids chastised him for being incapable with computers. Lawyers prepare the necessary Enduring Powers of Attorney documents which allow you to appoint someone you trust to manage your affairs if you become incapable. We are sure they do not want to be seen as some infirm, incapable, old couple. He wishes he could organise his time better but feels incapable. What would you do if you ever became paralysed or incapable? Beth's weary loyalty towards her incapable boyfriend is fun to watch. Police say action is needed to deal with the growing number of people they are finding drunk and incapable on the city's streets. I am not saying for a moment that every woman who is left to bring up a child on her own is incapable. Synonyms incapacitated, helpless, powerless, impotent Origin Late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- ‘not’ + capabilis (see capable).
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