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

• If you are a Disney fan visiting the park, the excitement is indescribable when you see all the Disney characters "coming to life".
  如果你是一个迪斯尼公园爱好者，进入公园那分兴奋是难以形容的，你会看所有的迪斯尼人物“活起来”。
• The pain was indescribable when the horse kicked me.
  马踢我时的痛苦是难以言表的。
• She's had two major operations and has lived a life of indescribable hardship.
  她动了两次手术，生活的艰难你真的不能想象。
• Life in the turbulent rapids traversed in stone, many indescribable to build the beautiful.
  生命本该在激流湍石中走过，才构筑出许多不可名状的美好。
• 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。
• It has an indescribable romantic charm.
  它具有一种难以形容的神韵。
• There is an indescribable aurora in beaming old age.
  在喜气洋洋的老年有着一种无以名之的曙光。
• He bore upon his brow the indescribable reflection of a light which was invisible.
  他额上反映出灵光，那是我们看不见的。
• An indescribable uneasiness pervaded all minds.
  盘踞在大家心中的是一种无法描写的不安。
• I told them your candy is absolutely indescribable!
  我告诉他们你的糖果实在是无法形容！