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; NAmEɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt (ratherformal) 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。OPPcompetent ⇨ good4 see also incompetent ⇨ losernoun2▸incompetence
noun
[uncountable] ◆government / police incompetence政府/警方的无能■bad (especiallyspoken) 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。OPPgood ⇨ good4▸badly
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◆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。OPPgreat ⇨ good4■poor (ratherformal) 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。OPPgood ⇨ good4NOTE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 (ratherformal) 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。▸ineptitudeɪˈneptɪtjuːd; NAmEɪˈneptɪtuːd
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.■inadequateɪnˈædɪkwət 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
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