inactive
US: /ˌɪˈnæktɪv/
UK: /ɪnˈæktɪv/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
inactive /in'æktiv/- tính từ
- không hoạt động, thiếu hoạt động, ì
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 not doing anything; not active: Some animals are inactive during the daytime. + The area has a large, but politically inactive population. + The volcano has been inactive for 50 years.
2 not in use; not working: an inactive oil well
3 having no effect: an inactive drug / disease
Antonym: ACTIVE
inactivity noun [U]: periods of enforced inactivity and boredom + The inactivity of the government was deplorable.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 passive, placid, quiet, tranquil, quiescent, serene, peaceful, pacific, resting, unmoving, motionless, immobile, immobilized, still, inert, lifeless, inanimate, sluggish, listless, lethargic, lackadaisical, languid, indolent, lazy, torpid, somnolent, idle, slothful, supine:
Although there was plenty to do round the house, he remained inactive all summer.
2 non-functioning, inoperative, dormant; unoccupied, idle, unemployed, jobless, out of work, out of a job:
The volcano was inactive for a thousand years. These miners have been inactive for six months.
Collocation
VERBS
be | become | remain
ADV.
totally
He had been totally inactive for two weeks.
| fairly, relatively | physically, sexually | economically, politically
Concise dictionary
'ɪn'æktɪvadj.
+not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
+not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
+not involved in military operations
+not exerting influence or change
+of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct
+lacking in energy or will
+lacking activity; lying idle or unused
+not engaged in full-time work
+not active physically or mentally
+not in physical motion
