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inactive

英 [ɪn'æktɪv] 美[ɪn'æktɪv]
  • adj. 不活跃的;不活动的;怠惰的;闲置的

英英释意


1. not participating in a chemical reaction;
"desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
2. not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
3. not active or exerting influence
4. of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive;
"an extinct volcano"
5. of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive;
"a dormant volcano"
6. lacking in energy or will;
"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
7. lacking activity; lying idle or unused;
"an inactive mine"
"inactive accounts"
"inactive machinery"
8. not engaged in full-time work;
"inactive reserve"
"an inactive member of the department"
9. not active physically or mentally;
"illness forced him to live an inactive life"
"dreamy and inactive by nature"
10. not engaged in military action
11. not in physical motion;
"the inertia of an object at rest"
12. temporarily inactive