Word · Frequency #18917
Fully loadedinaction
不作为；不行动
Lack of action or activity; failure to act.
- 1.
Lack of action or activity or labor
缺乏行动、活动或劳动。
缺乏行动、活动或劳动。；不活动；无为；怠惰；迟钝；[医] 无作用
In use
The committee's inaction on the pollution problem angered the local residents.
His inaction during the emergency led to serious consequences.
Frustrated by the government's inaction, the activists organized a protest.
inaction on sth
介词 on 引出不作为的方面或领域。
The government's inaction on climate change has been criticized.
政府在气候变化问题上的不作为受到了批评。
a period of inaction
常与介词 of 连用表示一段时间的无为状态。
After a period of inaction, the committee finally began to work.
经过一段不活跃期后，委员会终于开始工作了。
inaction leads to sth
inaction 作主语，谓语动词常用 lead to, result in 等。
Connections
Collocations
- inaction is not an option
- 不作为行不通；不采取行动不是办法
- When lives are at risk, inaction is not an option.当生命受到威胁时，不作为行不通。
- policy of inaction
- 不作为政策；袖手旁观的政策
- The committee was criticized for its policy of inaction.委员会因其不作为政策而受到批评。
- continued inaction
- 持续不作为
- Residents protested the government's continued inaction.居民抗议政府的持续不作为。
- government inaction
- 政府不作为
- Government inaction made the housing crisis worse.政府不作为使住房危机更加严重。
- inaction on climate change
- 在气候变化问题上不作为
- Scientists warned about the dangers of inaction on climate change.科学家警告说，在气候变化问题上不作为会带来危险。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in- 表示“不”，action 是“行动”，合起来就是“不行动”，记住“不 + 行动”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、political commentary 通常用于正式或书面语境，如政治评论、新闻报道，强调应当采取行动却没有行动。日常口语中更常说 not doing anything。用于批评时语气偏正式，但不带口语色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with inaction, sharing the final /ækʃən/ sound with stress on /æ/. Watch out for lookalikes that do not rhyme: fraction and faction resemble friction /ˈfrɪkʃən/, and inaction may be confused with injection /ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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