unthinkable 详细解释

unthinkable

[ʌn'θiŋkəbl]

adj.不可能的, 难以置信的, 想像不到的

a.[Z][R]

1. 难以想像的, 不可思议的; 难以置信的

It seemed unthinkable that he should have done such a wicked thing.

他竟干出这样的坏事, 真令人难以置信。

2. 不可能的

Defeat is unthinkable.

战败是不可能的。

词形变化

副词: unthinkably | 名词: unthinkability |

词义辨析

同义:

a.极端不可能的

unbelievable  incredible  impossible  inconceivable  absurd  ridiculous  preposterous  outlandish  unheard-of  

反义:

a.想像不出的

thinkable  

英英释义

形容词 unthinkable:

incapable of being conceived or considered

补充

unthinkableunthinkable英:[ʌnˈθiŋkəbl] 美:[ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl]adj.1.不能考虑的, 不能接受的, 不可想像的, 难以置信的It would be unthinkable to ask him to do that.叫他做那件事是毫无可能的。It is quite unthinkable that a child like him can speak a foreign language so fluently.像他这样的孩子居然能流利地说一种外语, 真是令人难以置信。

例句

1. Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.她笃信天主教, 无法接受堕胎。 2. This place is going to be unthinkable without you.没有了你, 真不知道这地方会变成什么样子。 3. Monday's unthinkable tragedy周一那起不堪回首的悲剧 4. Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.爱德华八世主动逊位, 这一举动匪夷所思。 5. it was unthinkable that John could be dead.约翰会死真想不到。 6. [as noun the unthinkable]the unthinkable happened—I spoke up.想不到的事发生了——我居然大胆发言了。 7. [as submodifier]a land of unthinkably vast spaces.有大得令人难以置信旷野的国土。 8. It was unthinkable that he would never see her again.他再也不想见到她,真不可思议。 9. It was unthinkable [=inconceivable] that he was leaving.他要离开,这让人无法相信。 10. unthinkable [=unimaginable] cruelty难以想象的残酷 11. "And then, the unthinkable happened: the car skidded out of control and crashed."接着,不可思议的事情发生了:汽车失控打滑,然后撞了上去。