1. Most effort to control corrosion involves coating the metal with an inactive substance. 大多数防锈措施都要给金属涂上一层不活泼的物质。
2. John McKean, who is part of the research team at the Max Planck Institute, says some black holes, are inactive. 约翰
3. Conclusion Behavior interventions can increase mental health levels of caregivers of senile dementia and improve feeling expression modes and inactive coping styles. 结论行为干预能提高老年痴呆照料者的心理健康水平，改善情感表达方式和消极的应付方式。
英英解释
adj.
1. not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
2. not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
3. not involved in military operations
4. not exerting influence or change
5. of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct
6. lacking in energy or will
7. lacking activity; lying idle or unused
8. not engaged in full-time work
9. not active physically or mentally
10. not in physical motion
