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incompetent adj.
⇨ incompetentincompetent noun
⇨ loser 2 incompetent adjective incompetent ♦︎ bad ♦︎ rotten ♦︎ poor ♦︎ inept ♦︎ useless ♦︎ inadequateThese words all describe sb who does not have the skill or ability to do a task as it should be done. 这些词均形容人无能力的、不胜任的、不称职的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆bad / rotten / poor / inept / useless at sth◆an incompetent / a bad / a rotten / a poor / a useless teacher / driver◆a bad / a rotten / a useless / an inadequate mother / father / parent◆hopelessly incompetent / inept / inadequate◆completely / totally incompetent / useless / inadequate◆very bad / poor / inept / inadequate■ incompetent / /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt; NAmE ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ (rather formal) not having the skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done 无能力的；不胜任的；不称职的◆She worked for years under an incompetent manager.她在一名不称职的经理手下工作了多年。◆They criticized his incompetent handling of the affair.他们批评了他在处理这件事上的无能表现。OPP competent ⇨ good 4 see also incompetent ⇨ loser noun 2 ▸ incompetence noun [uncountable] ◆government / police incompetence政府／警方的无能■ bad (especially spoken) not good or skilled at sth 不擅长的；不熟练的◆I would be a really bad teacher－I've no patience.我做老师可能会很不称职－我没有耐心。◆He's a bad loser (= he complains when he loses a game).他是个输不起的人。◆She is so bad at keeping secrets.她一点都不会保守秘密。 OPP good ⇨ good 4 ▸ badly adverb ◆He plays really badly.他表演得确实很差。■ rotten [usually before noun] (informal) very bad at sth 差劲的；拙劣的◆She's a rotten singer.她是个蹩脚的歌手。◆I've always been rotten at maths.我的数学一向很糟。 OPP great ⇨ good 4 ■ poor (rather formal) not good or skilled at sth 不擅长的；不熟练的◆Such a poor swimmer would not survive in that water for long.泳技这么差的人在那种水域里活不了很久。◆She's a good teacher but a poor manager.她长于教学，却拙于管理。OPP good ⇨ good 4 NOTE 辨析 Bad or poor? Poor is more formal than bad and is used more in written English. Bad is used more in spoken English. * poor比bad正式，较多用于书面语，bad较多用于口语。■ inept (rather formal) acting or done with no skill or judgement 缺乏技巧的；缺乏判断力的；笨拙的◆She was left feeling inept and inadequate.她被弄得自感笨拙无能。◆He made some particularly inept remarks.他说了一些特别蠢的话。ⓘ Inept is usually used to talk about sb's lack of social skills. * inept通常形容人缺乏社交技巧。▸ ineptitude /ɪˈneptɪtjuːd; NAmE ɪˈneptɪtuːd/ noun [uncountable] ◆the ineptitude of the police in handling the situation警方在处理这个局面时的无能■ useless (informal) very bad at sth; not able to do things well 差劲的；不行的；不擅长的◆I'm useless at French.我的法语不太行。◆Don't ask her to help. She's useless.别求她帮忙。她没那个能耐。NOTE 辨析 Rotten or useless? Rotten is used most often before a noun such as businessman, cook, driver, husband or wife; useless is more often used in the phrase useless at sth. * rotten最常用在businessman、cook、driver、husband、wife等名词前；useless最常用在短语useless at sth中◆useless at football / your job / remembering names不擅长足球；工作上无能；记不住名字Someone who is not able to do things well in general can be described as useless, but not 'rotten'. 笼统地形容人办事不力用useless，不用rotten◆Don't ask her to help. She's rotten. ■ inadequate /ɪnˈædɪkwət/ / not able, or not confident enough, to deal with a situation 不胜任的；缺乏信心的◆I felt totally inadequate as a parent.我觉得作为家长我完全不称职。ⓘ In this meaning, inadequate is usually used in the phrase to feel inadequate. When it comes before a noun, it usually describes a mother, father or parent. 表达此义时，inadequate通常用于短语to feel inadequate（感觉不称职）；另外也常用在名词前修饰mother、father或parent。 see also inadequate ⇨ inadequate loser2 noun They were 16-3 losers to New Zealand. 他们以3:16输给了新西兰。a bunch of losers 一群失败者loser ♦︎ failure ♦︎ incompetent ♦︎ has-been ♦︎ no-hoper ♦︎ underachiever ♦︎ disappointment ♦︎ disasterThese are all words for a person who is unsuccessful or not as successful as they used to be or as they could be. 这些词均表示失败者、过气的人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be a failure / disappointment / disaster as sth◆a complete failure / no-hoper / disaster◆a group / bunch of losers / incompetents / no-hopers■ loser [countable] (often disapproving) a person who is regularly unsuccessful, especially when you have a low opinion of them 屡屡失败者（尤指不被看好的人）◆She's one of life's losers.她的人生很不得意。◆He's a born loser.他生来就是个失败者。OPP winner ⇨ success ■ failure [countable] a person who is not successful 失败者◆He was a failure as a teacher.他当教师并不成功。◆I felt a complete failure.我觉得自己一事无成。OPP success ⇨ success see also fail ⇨ fail 2 ■ incompetent / /ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt; NAmE ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ [countable] (disapproving) a person who does not have the skill or ability to do their job or a task as it should be done 不胜任者；不称职者◆The whole thing is being led by a bunch of incompetents.整件事情都是由一群无能之辈主导的。 see also incompetent ⇨ incompetent adj. ■ ˈhas-been [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is no longer as famous, successful or important as they used to be 风光不再的人；过气名人◆She's just an old has-been.她只不过是个早已过气的人物。◆He's very much a political has-been.他在政坛上确曾风光一时。■ ˌno-ˈhoper [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person, team or racehorse that is considered useless or very unlikely to be successful 无望取胜的人（或队伍、赛马）；无用之辈◆They were written off as a bunch of no-hopers.他们被认定为一群无用之辈。◆He backed an apparent no-hoper at odds of 100-1.他押赌注于一匹显然无望取胜的赛马，赔率为100:1。■ underachiever /ˌʌndərəˈtʃiːvə(r)/ / [countable] a person who is less successful than they could be, especially in school work （尤指学业上的）差生，后进生◆At school he was a classic underachiever.他在学校里是个典型的差等生。■ disappointment [countable] a person who is disappointing to other people, because of their lack of achievement or bad behaviour 令人失望的人；令人扫兴的人◆I always felt I was a disappointment to my father.我总觉得自己让父亲失望了。■ disaster [countable] (informal, disapproving) a person who is a complete failure at sth, especially because of their lack of skill or ability （尤指因缺少技能而）彻底失败的人◆He was a competent accountant, but as a manager he's a disaster.他是个称职的会计师，可作为经理他是个彻底的失败者。 |