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inarticulate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ar·tic·u·late /ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt◂ $ -ɑːr-/ adjective  1 EXPRESSnot able to express your feelings clearly or easily 词不达意的;不善言辞的 OPP articulate He left me inarticulate with rage. 他把我气得说不出话来。2 EXPRESSspeech that is inarticulate is not clearly expressed or pronounced 〔话语〕表达不清楚的,发音不清的 OPP articulate Making an inarticulate sound, he turned away. 他含糊不清地咕哝了一声后转身走了。inarticulately adverbinarticulateness noun [countable, uncountable]inarticulacy noun [countable, uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
inarticulateThe 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.Maisie had always thought of herself as being uneducated and inarticulate, and was surprised that anyone should ask her opinion.It was fear mixed with inarticulate anger and expressed in strange, unsettling encounters.young and inarticulate childrenThe complete silence was made more striking by the occasional inarticulate cry of some old Phalangist.Her supplications thickened to an inarticulate growl.She was not even inarticulate in the sense that she could express her own feelings convincingly.He is a shy and inarticulate man.He was calling, making inarticulate noises, grunting and angry.Amiss was fascinated by the range of inarticulate sounds they could produce.Footballers are famous for being inarticulate when they are interviewed on TV, and Danny Lord was no exception.
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inarticulate
inarticulate /ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt◂, ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjʊlət◂ $ -ɑːr-/ adjective
1. not able to express your feelings clearly or easily
   OPP  articulate:
    He left me inarticulate with rage.
2. speech that is inarticulate is not clearly expressed or pronounced
   OPP  articulate:
    Making an inarticulate sound, he turned away.
—inarticulately adverb
—inarticulateness noun [uncountable and countable]
—inarticulacy noun [uncountable and countable]


in·articu·lateBrE /ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjələt/ 🔊 adjective(of people ) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily 不善于表达的;不善于说话的(of speech 讲话) not using clear words; not expressed clearly 词不达意的;表达得不清楚的an inarticulate reply含混不清的回答 OPP articulate in·articu·late·ly BrE /ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələtli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjələtli/ 🔊 adverb