unspeakable
英 [ʌnˈspiːkəbl]
美 [ʌnˈspiːkəbl]
adj. 难以说出口的; 不堪入耳的
复数:unspeakables
Collins.1 / BNC.20334 / COCA.14026
牛津词典
adj.
- 难以说出口的;不堪入耳的
that cannot be described in words, usually because it is so bad
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 恶劣得说不出口的;坏透了的
If you describe something asunspeakable, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.- ...the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons...
化学武器难以名状的可怖 - The pain is unspeakable.
疼起来厉害得无法形容。 - ...unspeakable crimes.
令人说不出口的罪行
- ...the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons...
英英释义
adj
- defying expression or description
- indefinable yearnings
- indescribable beauty
- ineffable ecstasy
- inexpressible anguish
- unspeakable happiness
- unutterable contempt
- a thing of untellable splendor
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
- too sacred to be uttered
- the ineffable name of the Deity
双语例句
- In every society there are certain things that are supposed to be unspeakable.
在任何一个社会中,总有一些不能直截了当说出来的话。 - Would her pearls, her coiffure, help her after all endure the presence of her unspeakable brother?
她的珍珠和发型能够帮助她忍受一位邪恶透顶的兄弟吗? - She is not at all a beauty, but she has an unspeakable charm.
她根本不是一个美人,但是她有一种无法说出的魅力。 - In Chechnya unspeakable war crimes have been committed but hardly anyone has the guts to write about it.
难于形容的战争罪行已经在车臣犯下,但是很难有人有勇气把它写下来。 - But it's true. I mean, he's done some unspeakable things.
但那是真的。他做了一些坏事。 - He wants to do unspeakable things to your mother and your sister.
他想对你的母亲和你的姐妹做可怕的事。 - Oh, you unspeakable liar!
啊,你这可恶透了的小骗子。 - And I knew nothing about the millions of people living in unspeakable poverty and disease in developing countries.
也对发展中国家被贫困和病痛折磨的人们一无所知。 - Her astonishment was almost unspeakable.
她惊讶得无法形容。 - This is an unspeakable crime.
这是宗令人发指的罪行。