| 释义 |
Examples:unable see the wood for the trees—dispel (usu. with negative, unable to forget)—unable control one's grief (idiom); overwrought—be unable to guess or make out—be unable to make any sense of the matter—be unable to stop (doing sth)—difficult obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply—unable claim higher class connections—faulty argument and poor rhetoric (idiom); unable put forward any convincing arguments—unable restrain one's anger (idiom); in a towering rage—lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom); fig. unable see one's own faults—be unable to find a solution—can't judge true or false (idiom); unable distinguish the genuine from the fake—unable do anything right—unable see the larger issue (idiom); unaware of the general interest—unable save oneself, let alone others—unable take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily—Professor Ibrahim Gambari (1944-), Nigerian scholar and diplomat, ambassador UN 1990-1999, UN envoy to Burma from 2007—dumbstruck and unable reply (idiom); left speechless—be unable to continue living (in a certain manner)—enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)—ashamed and unable show one's face—spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision—has eyes but can't see (idiom); unable or unwilling see the importance of sth—one stumble, unable rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse—unable help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.—lit. have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis—unable speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)—as if degenerating insmoke (idiom); ignorant and unable to see where things are heading—unable determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched—can't tell black from white (idiom); unable distinguish wrong from right—unable reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice—lit. unable distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent—be unable to offer an opinion [idiom.]—be unable to find a place to stay [idiom.]—be unable to express oneself clearly [idiom.]—unable accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything [idiom.]—sb. who is unable repay their credit card borrowings—unable distinguish right and wrong [idiom.]—unable sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) [idiom.]—Kurt Waldheim (1918-2007), Austrian diplomat and politician, secretary-general of UN 1972-1981, president of Austria 1986-1992—League of Nations (1920-1946), based in Geneva, precursor of the UN—Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé—Kofi Annan (1938-), UN secretary-general 1997-2007—permanent member state (of UN Security Council)—Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)—UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)—Vitaly I. Churkin (1952-), Russian diplomat, Ambassador UN from 2006—Ban Ki Moon (1944-), Korean diplomat, UN secretary-general from 2006— |