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unbearable

UK //ʌnˈbeə.rə.bəl//US //ʌnˈber.ə.bəl//

词源

源自中古英语,由 'un-'(不)和 'bearable'(可忍受的)组成,字面意思是'无法忍受的'。

adjective

❶ 形容事物或情况令人难以忍受,通常指身体或精神上的极度不适或痛苦。

“The pain in his leg was unbearable after the accident.”

(事故后他腿上的疼痛令人难以忍受。)

“The summer heat in this city is almost unbearable.”

(这个城市的夏日炎热几乎让人无法忍受。)

同义词:intolerable, unendurable, insufferable

常见短语

unbearable pain — 指身体或精神上极其剧烈的疼痛,几乎无法忍受。

“He was screaming from the unbearable pain in his chest.”

(他因胸部的剧痛而尖叫。)