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Inert Neon Move Body Gases Elements React Adj

英语单词 inert
英美音标 英 [ɪ'nɜːt] 美 [ɪ'nɜːrt]
中文释义 adj.无行动的;惰性的;迟钝的
英语例句 (1) She lay there inert, I thought she must be dead.
(2) Stone is an inert mass of matter.
(3) Helium and neon are inert gases.
(4) He stood inert as the car came towards him.
中文例句 (1) 她躺在那儿一动不动,我想她一定是死了。
(2) 石头是一块无生命的物体。
(3) 氦和氖为惰性气体。
(4) 汽车朝他开来时,他还呆呆地站著。
vocabulary简明 Something that's unable to move or moving without much energy can be described as inert. Wind up in a body cast and you’ll find yourself not only itchy, but totally inert.
vocabulary扩展 When motion is restricted or sluggish, or when something or someone appears lifeless, the adjective to use is inert. A dog who's playing dead is inert, as is a really boring movie. Or for those of you paying attention in chemistry class, you may have heard of inert gases — those elements that won't react with other elements or form chemical compounds.
柯林斯解释
1
[ADJ 形容词]不动的;静止的 Someone or something that is inert does not move at all.
  • He covered the inert body with a blanket.

    他用毯子把那具一动不动的尸体盖上。

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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]无生气的;呆滞的 If you describe something as inert, you are criticizing it because it is not very lively or interesting.
  [disapproval]
  • The novel itself remains oddly inert.

    小说本身异常平淡,了无生气。

  • ...her inert personality.

    她呆板的个性

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[ADJ 形容词]惰性的;不活泼的 An inert substance is one which does not react with other substances.
  [TECHNICAL 术语]
  • ...inert gases like neon and argon.

    像氖和氩这样的惰性气体

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