inactive

[in'æktiv]

adj.不活动的, 停用的, 怠惰的
[化]惰性的
[物]无旋光的

a.

1. 不活动的; 不活跃的; 无生气的

lead an inactive life

过蛰居生活

2. 怠惰的; 行动缓慢的

Bears are inactive during the winter.

熊在冬天变得怠惰。

3. 闲置的; 失效的; 不起作用的

an inactive machine

闲置的机器

4. 交易甚少的; 滞销的

inactive stocks

交易甚少的股票

5. 【罕】非现役的

I found his name in the inactive files.

我在非现役军人档案中找到了他的名字。

6. 【物】不旋光的; 非放射性的

词形变化

副词: inactively | 名词: inactivity |

词义辨析

同义:

a.静止的; 怠惰的

idle  sluggish  slothful  motionless  still  calm  quiescent  passive  

同义参见:

slack  shelf  stagnant  asleep  dull  lazy  vegetable  inert  sleepy  dormant  static  effortless  dead  

反义:

a.不活动的; 静止的

active  

反义参见:

brisk  

英英释义

形容词 inactive:

not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

not involved in military operations

同义词：nonoperational

not exerting influence or change

of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct

同义词：dormant

lacking in energy or will- George Meredith

同义词：passive

lacking activity; lying idle or unused

not engaged in full-time work

not active physically or mentally

not in physical motion

同义词：motionless, static, still

补充

inactiveinactive英:[inˈæktiv] 美:[ɪnˈæktɪv]adj.1.不活动的, 不活跃的, 懒散的2.不再工作的; 不再运行的3.参加活动不踊跃的

例句

1. He certainly was not politically inactive.他无疑是热衷政治的。 2. The satellite had been inactive since its launch two years ago.卫星自从两年前发射以来就一直没起作用。 3. The area is near inactive volcanoes.这个地区靠近处于休眠状态的火山。 4. inactive people often put on weight later in life.不好动的人常常会在今后的生活中发胖。 5. Although largely inactive, the Royal Nepal Army has been kept up to strength.尽管大部分军人属预备役, 尼泊尔皇家军队仍然实力强大。 6. he might lose condition if he remained inactive.如果他还是不活动的话，就可能失去健康。 7. an inactive lifestyle.懒散的生活方式。 8. the device remains inactive while the computer is started up.计算机启动时这一装置一直不运转。 9. an inactive Russian spy.无所事事的俄罗斯间谍。 10. the inactive X chromosome.无（生物）活性的X染色体。 11. The virus remains inactive in the body.病毒依然潜伏在体内。 12. inactive people suffer higher rates of heart disease.不运动的人患心脏病的概率更高。 13. an inactive club member不活跃的俱乐部成员 14. an inactive mine废弃的矿井 15. the bank's inactive accounts这家银行的闲置账户 16. inactive ingredients惰性成分 17. inactively traded stocks交易不活跃的股票