单词 | inert |
释义 | inert (ɪnɜːʳt ) 1. adjective Someone or something that is inert does not move at all. He covered the inert body with a blanket. Synonyms: inactive, still, motionless, dead 2. adjective If you describe something as inert, you are criticizing it because it is not very lively or interesting. [disapproval] The novel itself remains oddly inert. ...her inert personality. Synonyms: dull, dry, boring, plain 3. adjective An inert substance is one which does not react with other substances. [technical] ...inert gases like neon and argon. Collocations: inert substance There have been few artists who have breathed so much life into the inert substance of clay. Times, Sunday Times In double-blind crossover trials for new medications, a portion of those receiving the inert substance experience a therapeutic effect. Times, Sunday Times In these, tiny beads of an inert substance, typically a modified silica, are packed tightly into a tube. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this effect, giving an inert substance has negative consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This discovery was based solely on the single prominent peak on the mass spectrograph, implying a chemically inert substance that was geometically closed with no dangling bonds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 不动的 Japanese: 全く動かない |
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