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invalid
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Derivatives :
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invalidity
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adv
invalidly
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- invalid
['ɪnvəlɪd]
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1.
noun
[c]
病弱者
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2.
adjective
[+procedure]
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[ argument]
无效的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- invalid
[ˈɪnvəliːd]
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n.[c]
不能自理的人，病残者
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She was an invalid, stuck in a rocking chair.
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她是一个不能自理的人，被困在摇椅上无法行动。
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2.
adjective
站不住脚的，无法律效力的
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The governors' decisions were invalid.
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州长们的决定是没有法律效力的。
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3.
adjective
无效的，作废的
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The date and time specified is in an invalid format.
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这个特别指定的日期和时间的格式是无效的。
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The license is invalid.
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许可证无效了。
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4.
vt.
使退役，使退役
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It was decided, as the result of a medical board, to invalid him, and he will be discharged from the army on 25th April.
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因为医疗委员会的结论，已决定让他退役，他将于4月25日退伍。
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5.
vt.
使……残废，致残
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He was invalided by an illness that first afflicted his joints.
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他因一种疾病而致残，这种疾病最初折磨着他的关节。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- invalid
['ɪnvə"liːd]
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n
a person suffering from disablement or chronic ill health
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2.
n
(as modifier)
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an invalid chair
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adj
suffering from or disabled by injury, sickness, etc
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4.
vt.
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to cause to become an invalid; disable
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5.
vt.
[usually foll by out; often passive]
[chiefly Brit]
to require (a member of the armed forces) to retire from active service through wounds or illness
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C17: from Latin invalidus infirm, from in-1 + validus strong
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n
[Usage]
It is best to avoid using the term invalid when referring to people with chronic illnesses or disabilities
- invalid
[ɪn'vælɪd]
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1.
adj
not valid; having no cogency or legal force
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2.
adj
[logic]
(of an argument) having a conclusion that does not follow from the premises: it may be false when the premises are all true; not valid
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3.
adj
[Etymology]
C16: from Medieval Latin invalidus without legal force; see invalid1
Examples
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We must abandon the invalid soldiers in case the enemy catches up with us.
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我们必须舍弃伤兵以防敌人赶上我们。
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The invalid room is filled with people suffering flu.
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病房里挤满了流感病人。
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The nurse looked after the invalid carefully.
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护士细心地照顾病人。
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Your license is invalid because it expired.
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你的执照是无效的，因为它到期了。
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It was decided, as the result of a medical board, to invalid him, and he will be discharged from the army on 25th April.
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因为医疗委员会的结论，已决定让他退役，他将于4月25日退伍。
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