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词汇 inaction
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Definition of inaction in English:

inaction

nounɪnˈakʃ(ə)nɪnˈækʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate.

    无行动,不活动,不活跃,迟钝,懒散

    future generations will condemn us for inaction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The inaction of our parliament condemns another generation to ill health and addiction.
    • They wanted to know the reason for the Government's inaction against the land-grabbers.
    • But more importantly, this sounds like he is trying to explain away his inaction.
    • The consequences of inaction for our nation and the world are too shocking to consider.
    • This issue is simply too important to give in to gridlock and to accept inaction.
    • The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination.
    • Accepting that unfortunate fact is by no means an argument for inaction.
    • On this issue, the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
    • People have a right not to vote, however, messages are sent through inaction.
    • But the Council was split on what to do and who was to blame for a decade of inaction.
    • I sincerely believe it is more of an excuse for inaction than a valid justification.
    • Was this inaction simply the result of key people disregarding, or being ignorant of, the evidence?
    • The Government, with one eye on the ballot box, is paralysed into inaction.
    • They say the Council's inaction has allowed a worsening of conditions at the spot.
    • After a long period of inaction, they are looking forward to loads of fun.
    • That the police failed to interview him was more to do with their own inaction than clearing him of alleged guilt.
    • Indecision and inaction can lead to bigger problems in business so avoid procrastination and delay.
    • And what about the actions or inaction of some of those higher up who didn't do what they should have?
    • There's so much that I need to be doing to get myself settled - and I am frozen into inaction.
    • I don't think dialogue is always constructive; it can be an excuse for inaction.
    Synonyms
    inactivity, passivity, non-intervention
    neglect, negligence, disregard, apathy
    inertia, indolence, laziness, idleness, sloth, slothfulness, sluggishness, lethargy, torpor

Definition of inaction in US English:

inaction

nounɪnˈækʃ(ə)ninˈakSH(ə)n
  • Lack of action where some is expected or appropriate.

    无行动,不活动,不活跃,迟钝,懒散

    future generations will condemn us for inaction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Was this inaction simply the result of key people disregarding, or being ignorant of, the evidence?
    • Indecision and inaction can lead to bigger problems in business so avoid procrastination and delay.
    • That the police failed to interview him was more to do with their own inaction than clearing him of alleged guilt.
    • I don't think dialogue is always constructive; it can be an excuse for inaction.
    • But the Council was split on what to do and who was to blame for a decade of inaction.
    • There's so much that I need to be doing to get myself settled - and I am frozen into inaction.
    • The consequences of inaction for our nation and the world are too shocking to consider.
    • I sincerely believe it is more of an excuse for inaction than a valid justification.
    • But more importantly, this sounds like he is trying to explain away his inaction.
    • After a long period of inaction, they are looking forward to loads of fun.
    • The Government, with one eye on the ballot box, is paralysed into inaction.
    • And what about the actions or inaction of some of those higher up who didn't do what they should have?
    • People have a right not to vote, however, messages are sent through inaction.
    • Accepting that unfortunate fact is by no means an argument for inaction.
    • This issue is simply too important to give in to gridlock and to accept inaction.
    • On this issue, the consequences of inaction could be catastrophic.
    • The other route would see the fruits of eight years of growth wither on the vine through inaction and lack of imagination.
    • They say the Council's inaction has allowed a worsening of conditions at the spot.
    • They wanted to know the reason for the Government's inaction against the land-grabbers.
    • The inaction of our parliament condemns another generation to ill health and addiction.
    Synonyms
    inactivity, passivity, non-intervention
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