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.
  1. ...the unspeakable horrors of chemical weapons...
     化学武器难以名状的可怖
  2. The pain is unspeakable.
     疼起来厉害得无法形容。
  3. ...unspeakable crimes.
     令人说不出口的罪行

英英释义

adj

• defying expression or description
  1. indefinable yearnings
  2. indescribable beauty
  3. ineffable ecstasy
  4. inexpressible anguish
  5. unspeakable happiness
  6. unutterable contempt
  7. a thing of untellable splendor
  Synonym:indefinableindescribableineffableuntellableunutterable
• exceptionally bad or displeasing
  1. atrocious taste
  2. abominable workmanship
  3. an awful voice
  4. dreadful manners
  5. a painful performance
  6. terrible handwriting
  7. an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
  Synonym:atrociousabominableawfuldreadfulpainfulterrible
• too sacred to be uttered
  1. the ineffable name of the Deity
  Synonym:ineffableunnameableunutterable

双语例句

• In grief unspeakable, I give you my hand& you of all women the most pitiable.
  在无可言喻的悲伤中，我向你伸出我的手，你是女人中最值得同情的。
• This is an unspeakable crime.
  这是宗令人发指的罪行。
• Most of the idle rich suffer unspeakable boredom as the price of their freedom from toil.
  大多数有闲的富人忍受着难以形容的无聊，以之作为摆脱艰辛工作的代价。
• I need to show courage in the face of unspeakable danger.
  我要在突如其来的危险前面展示勇气。
• You are my unspeakable wound;
  你是我无法形容的伤口；
• We must find the ways to recover from this psychological effects of unspeakable acts.
  我们必须寻找从这个不可宽恕的行为而造成的精神创伤中恢复过来的途径。
• 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。
• Everytime I look deep into your eyes, I suffer a feeling of unspeakable melancholy.
  每次凝视你的眼眸，一种难以名状的忧郁便攫住了我。
• Oh, you unspeakable liar!
  啊，你这可恶透了的小骗子。
• His words were echoed with unspeakable astonishment by all but Elinor.
  他的话引起了除埃莉诺以外所有人的无可形容的震惊的反响。