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unreliable adj.不可靠的 (1) 雪莉不喜欢不可靠的人。(2) 我受够我那台又老又不可靠的车子了。 The word "rely" is a clue to what unreliable means. When you can rely on something, you can count in it — it's reliable. On the other hand, you'd better not count on an unreliable person. People can be unreliable because they're dishonest, always late, bad at their job, or just inconsistent. Things can be unreliable because they're broken or old. A train schedule can be unreliable if the trains are never on time. Unfortunately, there's a lot of stuff in life that's unreliable, so be careful.

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英 [ˌʌnrɪ'laɪəbl] 美 [ˌʌnrɪ'laɪəbl] (1) Shelly doesn't like people who are unreliable.(2) I was fed up with my old and unreliable car. Someone unreliable can't be trusted to do something. Things can be unreliable too, like a bike with a wobbly wheel. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不可靠的；不能信赖的 If you describe a person, machine, or method as unreliable, you mean that you cannot trust them. Diplomats can be a notoriously unreliable and misleading source of information...外交官可能会提供一些靠不住的误导性信息，这是众所周知的。His judgement was unreliable...他的判断不可靠。He had an unreliable car.他有辆性能不稳定的车。unreliability...his lateness and unreliability.他总是迟到，还不靠谱

英语单词	unreliable
英美音标	英 [ˌʌnrɪ'laɪəbl] 美 [ˌʌnrɪ'laɪəbl]
中文释义	adj.不可靠的
英语例句	(1) Shelly doesn't like people who are unreliable. (2) I was fed up with my old and unreliable car.
中文例句	(1) 雪莉不喜欢不可靠的人。 (2) 我受够我那台又老又不可靠的车子了。
vocabulary简明	Someone unreliable can't be trusted to do something. Things can be unreliable too, like a bike with a wobbly wheel.
vocabulary扩展	The word "rely" is a clue to what unreliable means. When you can rely on something, you can count in it — it's reliable. On the other hand, you'd better not count on an unreliable person. People can be unreliable because they're dishonest, always late, bad at their job, or just inconsistent. Things can be unreliable because they're broken or old. A train schedule can be unreliable if the trains are never on time. Unfortunately, there's a lot of stuff in life that's unreliable, so be careful.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不可靠的；不能信赖的 If you describe a person, machine, or method as unreliable, you mean that you cannot trust them. Diplomats can be a notoriously unreliable and misleading source of information... 外交官可能会提供一些靠不住的误导性信息，这是众所周知的。 His judgement was unreliable... 他的判断不可靠。 He had an unreliable car. 他有辆性能不稳定的车。 unreliability ...his lateness and unreliability. 他总是迟到，还不靠谱

Unreliable People Car Things Count 英 ˌʌnrɪ'Laɪəbl] 美 ˌʌnrɪ'Laɪəbl