英语词汇“to think about the unthinkable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In weakened use (also (U.S.) to think about the unthinkable): to countenance an unconventional or discomfiting possibility, esp. a situation usually regarded as too disturbing or undesirable to be contemplated; to formulate a radical and potentially objectionable proposal.

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1962 H. Kahn (title) Thinking about the unthinkable [i.e. the possibility of nuclear war].

1976 Harvard Business Rev. Sept. 115/1 When we start thinking about the unthinkable in advertising, we might consider how many ads ‘unsell’ rather than sell.

1988 J. Trefil Dark Side of Universe i. 18 Today we honor Copernicus..because he was the first person in ‘modern’ times who had the courage to think the unthinkable and the courage and perseverance to carry his idea beyond the realm of philosophical speculation.

1993 New Scientist 31 July 5/3 The traditional attitude has been that our dams can never fail. But many people say we should think the unthinkable.

1995 Independent 29 Sept. 21/1 As Donald Dewar..wrestles with the task of translating the party's social justice document into a workable policy, Field is given the licence to think the unthinkable.

2001 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 1 Apr. 118 Sven Goran Eriksson had begun to think the unthinkable. ‘Just imagine a World Cup without England,’ he said.

单词	to think about the unthinkable
释义	> as lemmas to think about the unthinkable b. In weakened use (also (U.S.) to think about the unthinkable): to countenance an unconventional or discomfiting possibility, esp. a situation usually regarded as too disturbing or undesirable to be contemplated; to formulate a radical and potentially objectionable proposal. ΚΠ 1962 H. Kahn (title) Thinking about the unthinkable [i.e. the possibility of nuclear war]. 1976 Harvard Business Rev. Sept. 115/1 When we start thinking about the unthinkable in advertising, we might consider how many ads ‘unsell’ rather than sell. 1988 J. Trefil Dark Side of Universe i. 18 Today we honor Copernicus..because he was the first person in ‘modern’ times who had the courage to think the unthinkable and the courage and perseverance to carry his idea beyond the realm of philosophical speculation. 1993 New Scientist 31 July 5/3 The traditional attitude has been that our dams can never fail. But many people say we should think the unthinkable. 1995 Independent 29 Sept. 21/1 As Donald Dewar..wrestles with the task of translating the party's social justice document into a workable policy, Field is given the licence to think the unthinkable. 2001 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 1 Apr. 118 Sven Goran Eriksson had begun to think the unthinkable. ‘Just imagine a World Cup without England,’ he said. extracted from unthinkableadj.n. < as lemmas
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