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

• The pain is unspeakable.
  疼起来厉害得无法形容。
• She is suffering from unspeakable pain.
  她在遭受难以形容的痛苦。
• It is indeed an unspeakable grace to know God as the Holy One.
  认识神是至圣的，是一个不可言喻的恩典。
• In every society there are certain things that are supposed to be unspeakable.
  在任何一个社会中，总有一些不能直截了当说出来的话。
• All I really remember is the pain, the unspeakable pain.
  我所真正记得的只有痛苦，难以言喻的痛苦。
• But it's true. I mean, he's done some unspeakable things.
  但那是真的。他做了一些坏事。
• She is not at all a beauty, but she has an unspeakable charm.
  她根本不是一个美人，但是她有一种无法说出的魅力。
• It is an unspeakable outrage and it cannot be allowed to happen.
  这是坏透了的恶行，不允许发生的。
• The judge described the offences as nauseating and unspeakable
  法官将这些犯罪行为描述为“令人作呕、说不出口”。
• He wants to do unspeakable things to your mother and your sister.
  他想对你的母亲和你的姐妹做可怕的事。