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unbearably

UK //ʌnˈbeərəbli//US //ʌnˈberəbli//

词源

源自 bear(忍受)加否定前缀 un- 和副词后缀 -ably,字面意为“无法忍受地”。

adverb

❶ 形容某事令人难以忍受或极度不舒服,程度强烈到几乎无法承受。常用于描述痛苦、炎热、压力等负面感受。

“The summer heat was unbearably intense this year.”

(今年夏天的炎热让人难以忍受。)

“She found the silence in the room unbearably awkward.”

(她觉得房间里的沉默尴尬得令人窒息。)

同义词:intolerably, excruciatingly, agonizingly

常见短语

unbearably hot — 形容天气或环境炎热到令人难以忍受的程度。

“The desert was unbearably hot during the day.”

(沙漠白天热得让人无法忍受。)

unbearably loud — 描述声音大到让人感到不适或烦躁的情况。

“The construction noise next door was unbearably loud.”

(隔壁的施工噪音大得让人受不了。)