单词	inarticulacy
释义	inarticulatein‧ar‧tic‧u‧late /ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt◂ $ -ɑːr-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Footballers are famous for being inarticulate when they are interviewed on TV, and Danny Lord was no exception. He is a shy and inarticulate man. Maisie had always thought of herself as being uneducated and inarticulate, and was surprised that anyone should ask her opinion. young and inarticulate children EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Amiss was fascinated by the range of inarticulate sounds they could produce. He was calling, making inarticulate noises, grunting and angry. Her supplications thickened to an inarticulate growl. It was fear mixed with inarticulate anger and expressed in strange, unsettling encounters. She was not even inarticulate in the sense that she could express her own feelings convincingly. The complete silence was made more striking by the occasional inarticulate cry of some old Phalangist. The girl was young, primitive, inarticulate. They saw a sometimes remorseful, if inarticulate and profane, Davis recount his now-familiar tale of killing 12-year-old Polly. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot good at expressing your ideas clearly► inarticulate unable to express what you are feeling or thinking because you cannot think of the right, or best, words to use: · Maisie had always thought of herself as being uneducated and inarticulate, and was surprised that anyone should ask her opinion.· Footballers are famous for being inarticulate when they are interviewed on TV, and Danny Lord was no exception. ► be at a loss/be lost for words to be unable to express yourself clearly or properly, especially because you are nervous, upset, or embarrassed: · Jenna looked around the room, completely at a loss.· Howard was so shocked that he was lost for words.be at a loss for words: · Mrs Miller seemed at a loss for words. She sank down into a chair and took off her hat.be at a loss to explain: · I was at a loss to explain my sudden fit of rage. 1not able to express your feelings clearly or easily OPP  articulate:  He left me inarticulate with rage.2speech that is inarticulate is not clearly expressed or pronounced OPP  articulate:  Making an inarticulate sound, he turned away.—inarticulately adverb—inarticulateness noun [countable, uncountable]—inarticulacy noun [countable, uncountable]
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