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Incompetent Job Declared In'kɔmpitənt Adj.不合格的,不胜任的 N.无能力者 Complete Task

英语单词 incompetent
英美音标 [in'kɔmpitənt]
中文释义 adj.不合格的,不胜任的
n.无能力者
vocab简明 If you are incompetent, you are not able to complete a task, like if you only ever made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches — you would be incompetent in the kitchen of a fancy French restaurant.
vocab扩展 Someone who is not very good at getting a job done is incompetent. An incompetent salesperson can't sell anything. A learned professor may be quite incompetent when it comes to controlling a room full of rowdy pre-schoolers. Legally speaking, you can be declared incompetent if you do not have necessary qualifications, like being certified or licensed to do a certain job, like cut hair or fix cars.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无能力的;不称职的;不合格的 If you describe someone as incompetent, you are criticizing them because they are unable to do their job or a task properly.
  [disapproval]
  • The court declared him incompetent to manage his financial affairs...

    法庭宣布他不具备管理自己财务的能力。

  • I was incompetent at playing the piano...

    我钢琴弹得不好。

  • He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers.

    他想取得解雇不称职老师的权力。

  • An incompetent is someone who is incompetent.无能力的人;不能胜任的人;不称职者
    • I'm surrounded by incompetents!

      我周围都是些没用的人!

来源 2005.0

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