| Subject | English | Chinese |
| cloth. | As there is no supply of printed velveteen, we regret being unable to make you an offer at present | 很抱歉，因印花平绒断供，我们难以向贵方供货 |
| econ. | As we are unable to ship this kind of goods to the exact unit, please give us some latitude in handling it | 由于我们无法将这种商品装运得不多不少一点不差，请给我们一些处理的灵活幅度 |
| gen. | be unable to | 不会 |
| gen. | be unable to bear | 忍不住 |
| busin. | be unable to cope with a situation | 左支右绌 |
| law | Be unable to escape the net of justice spread by the People | 逃不出人民的法网 |
| gen. | be unable to see the wood for the trees | 顾小不顾大 |
| gen. | be unable to see the wood for the trees | 见树不见林 |
| scient. | be unable to tell the difference | 分辨不出差异 |
| econ. | He was unable to meet the bill due on May 2nd | 他无力兑付5月2日到期的票据 |
| shoot. | If a shooter should be unable to fire during a run, a miss must be scored. | 如果射手在移动靶的一次跑动中、未能射击、则应判为脱靶。 |
| China, polit. | mentally ill persons unable to exercise their voting rights | 不能行使选举权利的精神病患者 |
| China, law | noticeably unable to make repayment | 明显不具有清偿能力 |
| busin. | person who is unable to account for his own conduct | 不能辨认自己行为的人 |
| busin. | person who is unable to express himself properly | 不能正确表达意志的人 |
| busin. | person who is unable to fully account for his own conduct | 不能完全辨认自己行为的人 |
| busin. | successors who are unable to work | 缺乏劳动能力的继承人 |
| commer. | The company was unable to discharge the debts | 公司无力偿债 |
| econ. | The debts the debtor is unable to pay are likely to become bad ones | 债务人未能清偿的欠债很可能成为呆账 |
| econ. | The employer terminated the agreement because the employee was unable to complete the job within the period stipulated herein | 因为雇员不能在规定的期限内完成工作，雇主遂终止协议 |
| scient. | The firemen were unable to control the blaze. | 消防队员无法控制大火。 |
| scient. | The human ear is unable to hear sound so low in frequence. | 人耳听不到频率如此低的声音。 |
| econ. | The plant has been unable to fill the vacancy for an experienced engineer | 这家工厂始终未找到一名有经验的工程师 |
| econ. | They are unable to make a valid effort to sell the product | 他们未能成功地售出这些产品 |
| econ. | They were unable to do a lot of transactions during the slack season | 他们在淡季中没法做成大量交易 |
| econ. | This company was unable to meet its obligations, and went bankrupt | 该公司因无法偿还债务而破产 |
| econ. | This is our lowest price, we are unable to reduce it any more | 这是我们的最低价，不能再减了 |
| publ.secur. | to be unable to gain access to its website | 不能进人它的网点 |
| gen. | be unable to + inf. | 不能不会做 |
| gen. | be unable to + inf. | 没有能力做 |
| busin. | unable to appear in the court due to special reason | 因特殊原因不能出庭 |
| interntl.trade. | unable to borrow money anywhere | 告贷无门 |
| busin. | unable to bring a complaint | 无法告诉 |
| busin. | unable to look after himself in everyday life | 生活不能自理 |
| China, law | unable to look after oneself | 不能自理 |
| China, law | unable to look after oneself in everyday life | 生活不能自理 |
| econ. | unable to maintain | 不能维护 |
| commer. | unable to make ends meet | 入不敷出 |
| fin. | unable to pay | 无支付能力的 |
| textile | unable to pay | 无支付能力 |
| securit. | unable to pay | 无能力支付的 |
| textile | unable to supply | 无力供应 |
| interntl.trade. | unable to supply | 不能供应 |
| econ. | unable to supply | 不能供应的 |
| econ. | We are unable to place an order for from want of samples | 由于缺乏样品，義们无法定货 |
| econ. | We shall be unable to repeat the very low prices when our stocks are exhausted | 我们库存已售光，无法再用非常低的价格做交易了 |
| gen. | You are financially unable to support yourself during your stay, so your visa isn't approved. | 你无法支持你住在那儿的花费，因此你的签证没有通过。 |