中文翻译与英英解释

adj.
1.不活动的，不活跃的；迟钝的；懒散的。
2.没事做的；暂停不用的。
3.【化学】钝性的；【物理学】不旋光的；无放射性的。
4.【军事】非现役的。
5.【医学】静止性的。
短语和例子
an inactive fleet 后备舰队。 an inactive machine 一台停用的机器。 an inactive reserve 已退役后备队。 inactive tuberculosis 非活动性结核。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.,-tivi-ty n.

not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"

lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"

(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
同义词：passive,

(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano"
同义词：dormant,

not exerting influence or change

(military) not involved in military operations
同义词：nonoperational,

not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
同义词：motionless, static, still,

(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"

例句与用法

The inactive components are important too .
非活性的成分也是重要的。

The racemate is optically inactive .
外消旋体是不旋光的。

He had been completely inactive .
他一直压根儿无事可做。

It also exists in active and inactive forms .
它也存在着活跃的和不活跃的两种类型。

The volcano is inactive .
这座火山已进入休止状态。

While joe sleeps, a large percentage of his capillaries are inactive .
当乔睡觉时，他的毛细血管大部分是不工作的。

If the volcano becomes inactive and cools, surrounding rock may be worn away .
如果火山变得不活动并冷却下来，围岩就可能被剥蚀掉。

He would idle away many dull inactive hours daydreaming about his child .
他有时会一连几个钟头什么事儿也不干，痴呆呆地只顾想他的孩子。

While routine investigation was going on miss bulstrode had not been inactive .
当例行的调查进行时，布尔斯特罗德小姐并没有听其自然发展。

Ethylene and trans-dichloroethylene are both inactive in the infra-red in this region .
乙烯和反式二氯乙烯在红外光谱的这个区域都无活性。