[ADJ 形容词]匪夷所思的;不可思议的;难以想象的 If you say that something is unthinkable, you are emphasizing that it cannot possibly be accepted or imagined as a possibility.
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Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。
The unthinkable is something that is unthinkable.匪夷所思的事情;不可思议的事情
Edward VIII had done the unthinkable and abdicated the throne.
爱德华八世竟主动逊位,真是匪夷所思。
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[ADJ 形容词]匪夷所思的;难以想象的;不堪设想的 You can use unthinkable to describe a situation, event, or action which is extremely unpleasant to imagine or remember.
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。
...Monday's unthinkable tragedy.
周一发生的难以置信的悲剧
Oxford
un·think·able/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl; NAmEʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/adjectiveunthinkable(for sb) (to do sth) |unthinkable(that…) impossible to imagine or accept 难以想像的;不可思议的;难以置信的SYN
inconceivable
◆It was unthinkable that she could be dead.她竟然去世了,真是很难相信。OPP
thinkable
▶the un·think·able/; NAmE/noun[singular ]◆Suddenly the unthinkable happened and he drew out a gun.突然,难以相信的事情发生了,他拔出了手枪。◆The time has come to think the unthinkable(= consider possibilities that used to be unacceptable).现在该开始考虑以前不予考虑的事情了。un·think·able/ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl; NAmEʌnˈθɪŋkəbl/the un·think·able/; NAmE/
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unthinkableun‧think‧a‧ble /ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl/ adjective
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1impossible to accept or imagine: It is unthinkable that a mistake like this could have happened.it would be unthinkable for somebody to do something It would be unthinkable for me to stay anywhere but with the family.► see thesaurus at
impossible
2the unthinkable something that is impossible to accept or imagine: Then the unthinkable happened and the boat started to sink. It was the job of the committee to think the unthinkable (=plan for unexpected events or situations).
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unthinkable
[ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl]
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j9631
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ADJ15440
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不可能的(48%),难以置信的(41%),想像不到的(11%)
adj.不能想象的;过分的
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