inert
adjective
uk/ɪˈnɜːt/us/ˌɪnˈɝːt/inertadjective(NOT MOVING)
notmovingor notabletomove:
不动的;不能动的The inertfigureof a man could beseenlyingin thefrontof thecar.可以看到一个男人躺在汽车前座上,一动也不动。
not moving
- stillCan't you just sit still for a moment?
- motionlessHe stood motionless when he saw the snake.
- not move a muscleHe sat there the whole time and didn't move a muscle.
- stock-stillShe stood stock-still as soon as she saw the bear.
- immobileShe sat immobile, wondering what to do next.
notenergeticorinteresting:
无生气的;无趣的Thenarrativeis inert andsloppy, as if theauthorhad been writing half-asleep.这个故事既没意思又无条理,好像作者是在半睡半醒中写的。
Immobility
- anti-jamming
- be locked insomething
- boxed in
- budge
- cataleptic
- hold
- immobilization
- immovable
- jam
- jammed
- lifelessly
- lock
- motionless
- rest
- standstill
- static
- stationary
- stock-still
- time stands stillidiom
- transfixed
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Passive and not working
inertadjective(CHEMICAL)
chemistryspecialized
Inertsubstancesdo notproduceachemicalreactionwhen anothersubstanceisadded:
惰性的,不活泼的inertgases惰性气体
Chemistry: types of chemical
- acid salt
- aerogel
- alkali metal
- alkaline
- alkalinity
- carbohydrate
- dioxide
- inorganic
- lectin
- melamine
- methyl orange
- monomer
- monosaccharide
- nitrogenous
- pectin
- propellant
- reactant
- saline
- soluble
- sulphide