indisposed

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in·dis·posed /ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd $ -ˈspoʊzd/ adjective [not before noun] formal  1  MIILLill and therefore unable to be present 因病缺席的 Mrs Rawlins is temporarily indisposed. 罗林斯太太临时因身体不适不能出席。2. indisposed to do something formal WILLINGnot willing to do something 不愿意做某事

Examples from the Corpus

indisposed• Because Skarowsky was indisposed, Karajan stepped in to conduct the Salzburg Festival.

in·dis·posed adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus ill therefore to be and unable present

indisposed
in‧dis‧posed /ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd $ -ˈspoʊzd/ adjective [not before noun] formal
1. ill and therefore unable to be present:
    Mrs Rawlins is temporarily indisposed.
2. indisposed to do something not willing to do something

in·dis·posedBrE /ˌɪndɪˈspəʊzd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndɪˈspoʊzd/ 🔊 adjective (formal) [not usually before noun] unable to do sth because you are ill/sick, or for a reason you do not want to give （因病或不愿透露的原因）不能做某事 SYN unwell [not before noun] ~ to do sth not willing to do sth 不愿（做某事）