inaction

英 [ɪnˈækʃn]

美 [ɪnˈækʃn]

n.  无行动; 不采取措施

复数：inactions　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18917 / COCA.14391

牛津词典

noun

• 无行动；不采取措施
  lack of action; the state of doing nothing about a situation or a problem

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 无为;无作为
  If you refer to someone'sinaction, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing.
  1. He is bitter about the inaction of the other political parties.
     对其他政党的无作为他多有挖苦。

英英释义

noun

• the state of being inactive
  Synonym:inactivityinactiveness

双语例句

• The shame which he suffered as a result of his inaction recalled him to a sense of duty.
  由于懒散而使蒙受的耻辱迫使他恢复了责任感。
• An innovation company should reward failure but punish inaction.
  一个创新的公司应该奖励失败，但是惩罚无为。
• Inaction contributed to the loss of confidence in important asset prices.
  缺乏行动导致市场对重要资产价格丧失了信心。
• But nor can Mr Noda afford inaction.
  但野田佳彦也承担不起不行动的代价。
• That runway is needed now, yet planning and government inaction will probably delay its construction to 2020.
  这条跑道如今很有必要，然而，计划的制定以及政府的无为很可能会将其修建推迟至2020年。
• On this issue, the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
  在这个问题上，不采取行动将会带来灾难性的后果。
• A robot may not injure a human being or through inaction allow a human being to come to harm.
  机器人不能伤害人类，也不能对人类受到伤害而坐视不理。
• Oracle's actions and inaction have actually made this possible.
  正是Oracle的措施和无为使得这成为可能。
• And yet there are some causes for optimism on the fundamentals& including recent policy inaction.
  然而，也有一些原因包括近期的政策无为让人对基本面感到乐观。
• But Secretary Rice said that is no excuse for inaction.
  但是赖斯表示，这不是不采取行动的理由。