incompetent

英 [ɪnˈkɒmpɪtənt] 美 [ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt]

adj.  无能力的; 不胜任的; 不称职的
n.  不称职(或不能胜任、无能)的人

复数:incompetents

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Collins.1 / BNC.9501 / COCA.9777



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 无能力的;不胜任的;不称职的
    not having the skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done
    1. an incompetent teacher
      不称职的教师
    2. his incompetent handling of the affair
      他在处理这件事上的无能表现
    3. The Prime Minister was attacked as incompetent to lead.
      首相被攻击缺乏领导能力。

noun

  1. 不称职(或不能胜任、无能)的人
    a person who does not have the skill or ability to do their job or a task as it should be done

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED 无能力的;不称职的;不合格的
      If you describe someone as incompetent, you are criticizing them because they are unable to do their job or a task properly.
      1. The court declared him incompetent to manage his financial affairs...
        法庭宣布他不具备管理自己财务的能力。
      2. I was incompetent at playing the piano...
        我钢琴弹得不好。
      3. He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers.
        他想取得解雇不称职老师的权力。
      4. An incompetent is someone who is incompetent.
        无能力的人;不能胜任的人;不称职者
      5. I'm surrounded by incompetents!
        我周围都是些没用的人!

    双语例句

    1. You may see yourself as useless, incompetent and blameworthy
      你也许会认为自己无用、不称职、应该受到指责。
    2. The mess was directly attributable to a corrupt and incompetent official.
      某个腐败无能的官员是导致这一烂摊子的罪魁祸首。
    3. He has been scathing in his denunciation of corrupt and incompetent politicians.
      他抨击起那些腐败无能的政客来一直都很尖刻犀利。
    4. Governors are using the increased powers given to them to act against incompetent headteachers.
      董事们运用赋予他们的更大权力罢免不称职的校长。
    5. The court declared him incompetent to manage his financial affairs
      法庭宣布他不具备管理自己财务的能力。
    6. I was incompetent at playing the piano
      我钢琴弹得不好。
    7. He wants the power to sack incompetent teachers.
      他想取得解雇不称职老师的权力。
    8. Lazy and incompetent police officers are letting the public down
      懒惰兼无能的警官令公众失望。
    9. The man was a fool, he thought, or at least incompetent
      他想道,那人是个傻瓜,或者说,至少很无能。
    10. He is quite incompetent to do the work.
      他完全不胜任这工作。
    11. We'd rather leave the place vacant than have someone incompetent fill the position.
      宁可虚位以待,也不要让不称职的人滥竽充数。
    12. The coach was incompetent and the team suffered repeated defeats.
      因教练无能,该队屡遭败绩。
    13. Remember that incompetent boss you used to have?
      还记得你以前那位无能的老板吗?
    14. I can tell you're incompetent in your work.
      我看得出来你不胜任你的工作。
    15. You could tell them yourself what incompetent managers they are.
      你可以自己和他们说,他们的管理人员有多无能。
    16. I feel that Bush is an incompetent leader and president.
      小美国鬼子说:我认为布什不是一个有能力的领导和总统。
    17. As a manager he's totally incompetent.
      作为经理,他是完全不称职的。
    18. I suppose my application has been lost by some incompetent bureaucrats.
      我估计我的申请书不知道让哪个无能的官僚给弄丢了。
    19. This is why coaching has become so popular: it fills in the gap left by incompetent management.
      这就是教练之所以如此流行的原因:它填补了不称职管理层留下的空白。
    20. No, it's because you're all incompetent!
      不,是因为你们这些无能的人!
    21. The king and the important court officials were dissolute and incompetent.
      楚王和重要的大臣都荒淫无能。
    22. What is more surprising is that the attackers in London and Glasgow were so incompetent.
      更令人惊奇的是,伦敦和格拉斯哥的袭击者竟然如此无能。
    23. Agency officials may be incompetent or corrupt or lack incentives to produce quality work;
      机关的官员也许无能、腐败或缺少创造高质量工作的鼓励;
    24. When to dismiss a incompetent subordinate? How?
      如何开除一个不称职的下属?
    25. He was retired from office as incompetent.
      他因不称职被辞退了。
    26. Criticized for his incompetent handling of the problem.
      他因处理该问题无能而受到批评。
    27. An incompetent or clumsy person.
      一上不重要或者很笨拙的人。
    28. One incompetent manager brings along another.
      一个不称职的经理人员带进来另一个不胜任的人。
    29. How can you be so incompetent and fail something so easily?
      你怎么这么无能,如此轻易地把事情搞砸了?
    30. I had a completely incompetent solicitor.
      我有一个极不称职的律师。

    英英释义

    noun

    1. someone who is not competent to take effective action

        Synonym:    incompetent person

      adj

      1. not meeting requirements
        1. unequal to the demands put upon him

        Synonym:    incapableunequal to(p)

      2. not qualified or suited for a purpose
        1. an incompetent secret service
        2. the filming was hopeless incompetent

      3. legally not qualified or sufficient
        1. a wife is usually considered unqualified to testify against her husband
        2. incompetent witnesses

        Synonym:    unqualified

      4. not doing a good job
        1. incompetent at chess

        Synonym:    unskilled

      5. showing lack of skill or aptitude
        1. a bungling workman
        2. did a clumsy job
        3. his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf

        Synonym:    bunglingclumsyfumbling