indescribable

英 [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl]

adj.  难以形容的; 无法言传的

BNC.20141 / COCA.21007

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以形容的；无法言传的
  so extreme or unusual it is almost impossible to describe
  1. The pain was indescribable.
     疼痛得无法形容。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 难以形容的;无法描述的
  You useindescribableto emphasize that a quality or condition is very intense or extreme, and therefore cannot be properly described.
  1. ...her indescribable joy when it was confirmed her son was alive...
     儿子活着的消息得到确认后她难以形容的喜悦
  2. The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
     下水道发出一股说不出的恶臭。

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:indefinableineffableunspeakableuntellableunutterable

双语例句

• The relief was indescribable. It was freedom after years of slavery. A great weight lifted from me.
  如释重负的感觉是难以言喻的。这是受多年奴役之后的自由。我卸下了一个重担。
• I told them your candy is absolutely indescribable!
  我告诉他们你的糖果实在是无法形容！
• Often you will see the maddening adjective indescribable used to describe the event.
  你经常发现令人恼火的形容词难以形容被拿来描述其过程。
• These people live in conditions that are almost indescribable.
  这些人生活在几乎无法言喻的环境中。
• Then the article goes on to speak of the truly indescribable and bestial conditions of life in the swollen London slums.
  文章接着谈到不断膨胀中的伦敦贫民窟无限悲惨的非人生活情况。
• Monte Cristo looked upon Morrel with indescribable tenderness.
  基督山带着无法形容的怜爱望着莫雷尔。
• The pain was indescribable when the horse kicked me.
  马踢我时的痛苦是难以言表的。
• IRN-BRU's unique combination of flavours delivers the brands indescribable and PHENOMENAL taste.
  智能道路网，布鲁的风味独特的组合提供了品牌和现象难以形容的味道。
• A moment of indescribable silence ensued, in which death might have been heard flitting by.
  大家哑口无言。在一阵无法形容的沉默中，好象听到死神在飞翔。
• Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
  感谢神，他的恩赐难以形容。