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单词 immobility
释义
immobility
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪm.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌɪm.oʊˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
thestateof someone or something that is notmovingor notabletomove:
Anykindoflong-termimmobility canleadtobloodclots.
thestateof something that is notchangingor isunabletochange:
Thesepolicieshavecreatedsocialimmobility andjoblessness.
See
immobile
More examples
  • Aftermonthsof immobility, she isbeginningtotrytostand.
  • relieffrom thepainand immobility ofosteoarthritis
  • Thefamiliesofvictimsof thediseasedescriberapiddeteriorationandbedriddenimmobility within a fewmonths.
  • Thecountryisstrugglingwithpoliticalimmobility.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Immobility
  • anti-jamming
  • be locked insomething
  • boxed in
  • budge
  • cataleptic
  • hold
  • immovable
  • jam
  • jammed
  • lifelessly
  • lock
  • motionless
  • non-mobile
  • rest
  • static
  • stationary
  • stock-still
  • time stands stillidiom
  • transfixed
  • unwavering
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Keeping and staying the same
(Definition ofimmobilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

immobility| Business English

immobility
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪməʊˈbɪləti/us
ECONOMICS
thefactthat it isdifficultforpeopletochangetheirsituation, such as doing differentwork,becomingpartof a differentsocialclass, ormovingto a differentplace:
political/social/occupational immobilityOccupational immobility canoccurwhen theskillsofferedbyunemployedworkersare nottransferableto thejobsavailablein theeconomy.
Compare
mobility
thefactthat it isdifficulttomoveortransportsomething from oneplaceto another, or to use it for a differentpurpose:
the immobility of muchfixedcapitalequipmentinfactories
(Definition ofimmobilityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimmobility

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Their choices challenged ' theimmobilityof tradition ' as much as did the first alterations in the dress of young nobles three centuries previously.
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Independence is a critical issue for many older adults as they age and face health-related challenges such as falls, sensory impairment,immobility, and isolation.
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But having created the image, he does not give it animation; he locks it inimmobilityand leaves it behind.
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Intervention included six standardized protocols for the management of six risk factors for delirium: cognitive impairment, sleep deprivation,immobility, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and dehydration.
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The policy of constitutionalimmobilitythat evolved around 1743 was applied consistently across the remainder of his reign.
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Neither the relativeimmobilityof the architectural objects nor the lack of written comments, however, provide exhaustive reasons to explain this paradox.
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Looked at superficially, almost totalimmobilityseems to have been secured by the contending forces.
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Germans certainly are not discontents of democracy, there are also very real and legitimate concerns about globalisation and continuing institutionalimmobility.
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At this stage there may also be lower limb oedema due to prolongedimmobility.
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The nature of this kind ofimmobilityis dynamic and active.
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Some patients may be weak because of the combined effects of cachexia andimmobility, without there being primary neuromuscular involvement.
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The problem is even greater if there isimmobilityor faecal incontinence or the patient is catheterized.
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The final section of the book covers what are described as special problems - frailty,immobility, failure to thrive and elder mistreatment.
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Release of this lipidimmobilitywas found to occur on membrane blebs and may indicate a possible role for a parasite cytoskeleton.
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When osteoporotic fractures do occur, the patients are treated so as to improve healing and decrease pain andimmobility.
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