新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

unthinkable

英  [ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1无法接受的 , 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.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.

    笃信天主教使她无法接受堕胎。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] 无法接受的事物 , 难以想像的事物

    The unthinkable is something that is unthinkable.

    双语例句

    例:

    Teresa Zapata told her family the unthinkable; she was going to work in the United States.

    特雷莎·扎帕塔告诉了家人一件他们很难想象的事情,就是她打算到美国工作。