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Unthinkable Imagine Un·Think·Able ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl Impossible Accept Adj 形容词

The word "unthinkable" describes something that is impossible to imagine or accept.

"unthinkable" 这个词形容某事是“匪夷所思的”或“不可思议的”,即无法被接受或想象。

word unthinkable
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/ʌnθɪ̱ŋkəb(ə)l/
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[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 ; NAmE ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl / adjective unthinkable(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 ; NAmE ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl / the un·think·able / ; NAmE /
LDC
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]

IELTS
j9631
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ADJ15440
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Spoken:

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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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