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

• 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。
• The culture has label death unthinkable and unspeakable region.
  文化已经为死神进行了一番修饰，把它称为难以想象和只可意会不可言传的禁区。
• Her astonishment was almost unspeakable.
  她惊讶得无法形容。
• 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。
• Oh, you unspeakable liar!
  啊，你这可恶透了的小骗子。
• The king had unspeakable majesty.
  国王有无法形容的威严。
• Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.
  感谢神，因他有说不尽的恩赐。
• My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.
  我的朋友阻止了我去做那不堪设想的事情。
• 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。