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

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.
  [usu v-link ADJ]
  [the N]
  [emphasis]
  • 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。

2
[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).
WDF

unthinkable

[ʌnˈθɪŋkəbl]

IELTS
j9631
1745
359
313
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387
328
ADJ15440
22810

Spoken:

99191548
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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