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

• All of this now seems inconceivable.
  所有这些，现在似乎还很难想象。
• 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。
• Marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crisis.
  没有冲突的婚姻几乎同没有危机的国家一样难以想象。
• Obviously, it is inconceivable, especially should not be in a socialist country happen, though still happen.
  显然，这是不可思议的，尤其是不应在社会主义的国度里发生，然而还是发生了。
• 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。
• It is inconceivable for me, he wrote, that France would recognise two communities within the same discipline.
  对我来说不可想象的是，他写道，法国会承认同一学科内部的两班人马。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sadly, it is inconceivable that Japan would appoint a foreigner to lead one of its most important institutions.
  遗憾的是，日本任命一位外国人领导其最为重要的机构之一是不可想象的。