/ɪnˈevɪtəbl ||; ɪnˈɛvətəbḷ/adj
that cannot be avoided or prevented from happening 无可避免的;无可防范的:
With more cars on the road, traffic jams are inevitable.汽车增加,路上也就少不了交通挤塞。
the inevitablenoun [sing]
They fought to save the firm from closure, but eventually had to accept the inevitable.他们竭力不让公司关门,但到头来不得不接受这不可避免的结局。 ➔inevitability /ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti ||; ˌɪnɛvətəˈbɪlətɪ/ noun [U]
➔inevitably /-əbli ||; -əblɪ/ adv
inevitable/Inˋɛvətəbḷ; Iˈnevətəb$l or IˈnevItəb$l/adj 1 if something is inevitable, it will definitely happen and you cannot avoid it 必然发生的﹐不可避免的: Death is inevitable. 死亡是无法避免的。It is inevitable that you will be caught. 你必会被抓。2 the inevitable something that will definitely happen 必然会发生的事: Finally, the inevitable happened and he lost his job. 最后﹐不可避免的事发生了﹐他丢了工作。—inevitably adv : Inevitably, his alcohol problem affected his work. 他酗酒的问题必然影响了他的工作。 —inevitability /I͵nɛvətəˋbIlətI; IˌnevətəˈbIləti or IˌnevItəˈbIlIti/n [U]
inevitableadjectiveIf something is inevitable, it will certainly happen: The accident was inevitable – he was driving too fast.▶ inevitablyadverb: Building the new hospital inevitably cost a lot of money.