| 词汇 | incompetent |
| 释义 | incompetent adjective uk /ɪnˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/ us /ɪnˈkɑːm.pə.t̬ənt/ not having the ability to do something as it should be done: 无能力的;不胜任的 an incompetent teacher/doctor不称职的教师／医生 He has described the government as corrupt and incompetent.他形容政府是腐败无能的。 Synonym inept bad at something bad atI was overweight and bad at sport. hopelessI’m completely hopeless in the kitchen. uselessUKHe’s useless at maths. rubbishUKShe’s a pretty rubbish singer, really. incompetentThe rules have made it hard to remove incompetent teachers. Inability and awkwardness accident-prone adorkable all thumbsidiom amateurish amateurishly fumbling fumblingly functional illiteracy gauche gauchely inexpertly jack-of-all-trades jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom klutzy like a bull in a china shopidiom uncoordinated uneducable unenterprising unequal ungainly Related wordincompetently incompetent noun[ C ] uk /ɪnˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/ us /ɪnˈkɑːm.pə.t̬ənt/ someone who does not have the ability or skill to do something as it should be done: 无能力的人;不胜任的人，不称职的人 bunch of incompetentsThe country's being governed by a bunch of incompetents.这个国家目前由一群无能之辈统治着。 Inability and awkwardness accident-prone adorkable all thumbsidiom amateurish amateurishly fumbling fumblingly functional illiteracy gauche gauchely inexpertly jack-of-all-trades jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom klutzy like a bull in a china shopidiom uncoordinated uneducable unenterprising unequal ungainly incompetent | American Dictionaryincompetent adjective us/ɪnˈkɑm·pə·t̬ənt/ lacking the skills or knowledge to do a job or perform an action correctly or to a satisfactory standard: Cowden was incompetent and incapable of administering the duties of secretary of the association. incompetencenoun[ U ]us/ɪnˈkɑm·pət̬·əns/ Local politicians accused the federal government of incompetence in failing to respond more quickly to the emergency. incompetentnoun[ C ]us/ɪnˈkɑm·pə·t̬ənt/ The business failed because it was run by a bunch of incompetents. incompetentlyadverbus/ɪnˈkɑm·pə·t̬ənt·li/ incompetent | Business Englishincompetent adjective uk /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt/us lacking the skills or knowledge to do a job or perform an action correctly or to a satisfactory standard: Her performance was deemed grossly incompetent, so she was fired. utterly/completely/hopelessly incompetent Incompetent handling of the contract left us exposed for millions in unexpected insurance obligations. incompetentlyadverb To win the case, they have to show that the Bank acted incompetently. Examples of incompetentincompetent They feel that under this crowd of nincompoops and incompetents we are going from disaster to disaster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is good for markets, competition and customers is bad for crooks and incompetents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past, there were too many gilded incompetents sitting on boards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is always a slight, weird fringe in charitable activities, with incompetents giving themselves huge meals and the prime beneficiaries being neglected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, we used legal counsel to table some of them, so we have not had incompetents assisting us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From any point of view this is an entirely proper condition, because it would be wrong if grants were made to incompetents or landlubbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember how they were being assailed by comedians in all parts of this country as being incompetents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we see that any fear that we shall be flooded with medical incompetents is extremely ill-based. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The result was that when they came to appoint a third commander all the incompetents were out of the running. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He calls them incompetents, and they take no umbrage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How can it entrust the future to such proven incompetents? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are often mocked by the political establishment and resented when proven later to have been correct, while the incompetents' transgressions are frequently overlooked and forgiven. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When building societies have fallen into the hands of crooks or incompetents, the other societies have immediately rallied round to give complete protection to the investing or borrowing public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are incompetent, from extreme ignorance or vicious habits, to the performance of the most ordinary duties of social life. He is not mentally ill or incompetent, he just has unusual-and unusually self-indulgent and immature-preferences. See all examples of incompetent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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