新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

invalid

英  [ˈɪnvəlɪd]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1无效的

    If an action, procedure, or document is invalid, it cannot be accepted, because it breaks the law or some official rule.

    近义词

    null , false

    反义词

    valid

    双语例句

    例:

    The trial was stopped and the results declared invalid.

    审判被终止了,其结果被宣布无效。

    例:

    He tried to leave for the Philippines on an invalid passport.

    他试图用一本无效护照离境去往菲律宾。

    2站不住脚的

    An invalid argument or conclusion is wrong because it is based on a mistake.

    双语例句

    例:

    We think that those arguments are rendered invalid by the facts.

    我们认为那些论点在事实面前站不住脚。

    例:

    The paper lacked a coherent method and was statistically invalid.

    该论文缺乏连贯性且在统计学上站不住脚。

    NOUN. 名词
  • invalids

    1[C 可数名词] 病人 , 残疾人

    An invalid is someone who needs to be cared for because they have an illness or disability.

    双语例句

    例:

    I hate being treated as an invalid.

    我讨厌被当作病人对待。