inaction
n. 不活动; 不活跃; 迟钝; 懒散
If you refer to someone's inaction, you disapprove of the fact that they are doing nothing.
He is bitter about the inaction of the other political parties.
对其他政党的无作为他多有挖苦。
1. the state of being inactive
2. a state of no activity
Understandably, people who are frustrated by federal inaction on immigration may turn to local initiatives.
联邦政府在移民上的不作为令民众沮丧万分, 他们转向了地方性的自发运动,这是可以理解的.
If they admit this publicly, they risk creating a climate of despair and inaction.
如果他们公开承认这些, 就有可能使大家丧失信心,陷入不作为的氛围.
It assumes that the first choice really is irreversible, and that inaction would keep options open.
该理论假设,第一个选择不可撤销, 而“无所作为”还会有其它选择.
Inaction is the surest path failure.
无为是导致失败最直接的因素.
Neither silence nor inaction is necessary.
即不要保持沉默也不能按兵不动.