inconceivable

英 [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]

美 [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]

adj.  难以想象的; 无法相信的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 难以想象的；无法相信的
  impossible to imagine or believe
  1. It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.
     令人难以置信的是那位大臣竟然没有意识到这个问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不能想象的;不可思议的
  If you describe something asinconceivable, you think it is very unlikely to happen or be true.
  1. It was inconceivable to me that Toby could have been my attacker...
     真想不到托比竟会是袭击我的人。
  2. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable.
     直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。

英英释义

adj

• totally unlikely
  Synonym:impossibleout of the questionunimaginable

双语例句

• He can't go on holiday alone; it's inconceivable.
  他不会一个人去度假，这是不可能的。
• The buddha's wisdom is inconceivable!
  佛的智慧是不可思议的！
• The idea that they might not win was inconceivable to them.
  他们可能不会赢这一想法对他们来说是不可想象的。
• The fact that the Greek people are unwilling to bear the pain merely makes the already implausible quite inconceivable.
  希腊民众不愿承受痛苦，这一事实只会让已属不靠谱的事情变得更加不可想象。
• An inconceivable victory against all odds.
  在与所有不同意见的斗争中取得的不可思议的胜利。
• For Americans, McDonald's will link up with the romantic is inconceivable.
  对美国人来说，将麦当劳与浪漫联系起来是不可思议的。
• For a child to do that job is just inconceivable.
  那一个孩子做这项工作那真是不可思议。
• It is not inconceivable that she could be lying.
  她可能在说谎这一点并不是不可想象的。
• This is the indiscriminate, inconceivable horror of chemical weapons.
  这是化学武器的滥杀和令人难以置信的恐怖。
• It seemed inconceivable that the pilot could have survived the crash.
  驾驶员在飞机坠毁后，竟然还能活着，这看来是不可想象的事。