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单词 inactivity
释义
inactivity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪn.ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
thestateof doing nothing:
不活动；不活跃
aperiodof inactivity不活跃期|间歇期|蛰伏期
economic/physicalinactivity经济不活跃/缺乏运动
Inactivitycontributestoweakness,fatigueandsleeplessness.不活动（会）导致虚弱、疲惫和失眠。
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inactive
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  • Lifestylechoicessuch assmoking,overeating, andphysicalinactivitycontributeto manyhealthproblems.
  • Annoyed by herenforcedinactivity, she made arestlesspatient.
  • Employment is up whileunemploymentandeconomicinactivity is down.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Passive and not working
  • anywhere
  • breather
  • breathing space
  • bum
  • bum around
  • dormancy
  • idle
  • leavesomeonebeidiom
  • lie around
  • moribund
  • navel
  • non-physical
  • non-practising
  • recharge
  • siesta
  • sit onyourhandsidiom
  • sit round
  • slob
  • slob around (something)
  • slop around (something)
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(Definition ofinactivityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inactivity| Business English

inactivity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪnækˈtɪvəti/us
thesituationwhen not much ishappening, forexamplewhen not muchbuyingorsellingis takingplace:
alongperiodof inactivity
inactivity in thefinancialmarkets
(Definition ofinactivityfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinactivity

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During the dry season the locusts could be approached nearer than during the rains, owing to theirinactivitywhen the humidity is low.
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We imagine that waiting is a state of suspension, ofinactivity, a state of physicalinactivityand lack of forward movement.
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Disability and unemployment insurance funds have been utilised in particular as alternative pathways toinactivity.
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In addition to concerns about health status, some participants believed that the assumed high levels of physicalinactivityreinforced a stereotypical view of ageing.
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The other -calculus constructs are group restriction andinactivity.
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In the last row of the table, the fractionalinactivitytime is calculated from the duration of the assignment.
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The initial phase ofinactivitywas followed by active support for multilateral liberalization.
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These constraints make directly conflicting requirements, but still the domination of one by the other is not tantamount to theinactivityof the dominated constraint.
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The design fluency is dependent on the fractionalinactivitytime, which is a relative measure ofinactivityto activity.
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Such an inhibitory mechanism would help the brain go into a cortical idling mode during periods of mentalinactivity.
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Likewise, the report does not include a review of preventive measures such as interventions against risk factors like overweight orinactivity.
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The reasons are not clear, but may involve poor nutritional habits, physicalinactivity, heavy smoking and long-term exposure to psychoactive drugs.
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Meanwhile, flexible forms of work have grown and are increasingly promoted as promising solutions to the ' problem ' of economicinactivityin later life.
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During the experiments, the microorganisms were subjected to freezing, frozeninactivityand thawing.
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In fact, it is not the recurrence of drought but, rather, the recurrence of major volcanic activity (orinactivity) that produces this anomaly.
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