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单词 unbearable
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Definition of unbearable in English:

unbearable

adjectiveʌnˈbɛːrəb(ə)lˌənˈbɛrəb(ə)l
  • Not able to be endured or tolerated.

    the heat was getting unbearable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Both players found the heat unbearable but nevertheless played to the bitter end.
    • It was an unbearable scene to see truckloads of human bodies being carried out.
    • I was only a kid but I remember the tension being unbearable in the replay.
    • A hungry baby does not have much time to wait before their need becomes unbearable.
    • Maybe no bad thing if you remember the unbearable behaviour of London city boys in the mid-Eighties.
    • The roar of the crowd reaches a crescendo and the afternoon heat gets unbearable.
    • He was fine whenever the boys were around, but the silence when he left them at school became almost unbearable.
    • In the pictures his pride and pleasure are almost unbearable to look at.
    • The shrill whine and unbearable thunder of falling bombs dug in under my skin and stayed there.
    • She then had the unbearable task of turning off her husband's ventilator.
    • With the heat rising from the kitchen into her room it must have been unbearable in the height of summer.
    • She never thought she would be able to come to terms with the unbearable grief.
    • Today's lifestyle police would have us believe that it is unbearable because of these two diversions.
    • I clearly recall that in spite of walking boots and thick socks, the pain in my feet from the cold was unbearable.
    • When I first saw them, I found those few moments of newsreel almost unbearable.
    • Fortunately the family cats are pretty robust but many pets find these bombardments unbearable.
    • Then, a flight of 24 hours, arduous at the best of times, becomes an unbearable ordeal.
    • When the temperatures do rise and tights become unbearable, try the airier option of hold-ups.
    • My countrymen, in such a situation, a wrong decision can lead to unbearable losses.
    • I will never forget how unbearable the not-knowing and fearing the worst felt.
    Synonyms
    intolerable, insufferable, unsupportable, insupportable, unendurable, beyond endurance, unacceptable, unmanageable, impossible, more than flesh and blood can stand, too much to bear, past bearing, not to be borne, overpowering
    informal too much, enough to try the patience of Job, enough to try the patience of a saint

Derivatives

  • unbearableness

  • nounʌnˈbɛːrəb(ə)lnəsˌənˈbɛrəb(ə)lnəs
    • A lone violin could be heard, reaching the point of emotional unbearableness with mournful vibratoes and sorrowful strokes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And then what justifies death is the unbearableness of the pain rather than the painfulness.
      • For sheer unbearableness, though, the prize may go to the sabotaging of Ben's poker night with the guys.
      • The general unbearableness of one-leggedness combined with sock uncertainty soon warped Wilf's feeble mind.
      • We are short of words but the feeling of unbearableness stays with us for long.
 
 

Definition of unbearable in US English:

unbearable

adjectiveˌənˈbɛrəb(ə)lˌənˈberəb(ə)l
  • Not able to be endured or tolerated.

    the heat was getting unbearable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Maybe no bad thing if you remember the unbearable behaviour of London city boys in the mid-Eighties.
    • I will never forget how unbearable the not-knowing and fearing the worst felt.
    • I clearly recall that in spite of walking boots and thick socks, the pain in my feet from the cold was unbearable.
    • Today's lifestyle police would have us believe that it is unbearable because of these two diversions.
    • My countrymen, in such a situation, a wrong decision can lead to unbearable losses.
    • A hungry baby does not have much time to wait before their need becomes unbearable.
    • Fortunately the family cats are pretty robust but many pets find these bombardments unbearable.
    • It was an unbearable scene to see truckloads of human bodies being carried out.
    • With the heat rising from the kitchen into her room it must have been unbearable in the height of summer.
    • He was fine whenever the boys were around, but the silence when he left them at school became almost unbearable.
    • When the temperatures do rise and tights become unbearable, try the airier option of hold-ups.
    • I was only a kid but I remember the tension being unbearable in the replay.
    • When I first saw them, I found those few moments of newsreel almost unbearable.
    • The shrill whine and unbearable thunder of falling bombs dug in under my skin and stayed there.
    • She then had the unbearable task of turning off her husband's ventilator.
    • The roar of the crowd reaches a crescendo and the afternoon heat gets unbearable.
    • In the pictures his pride and pleasure are almost unbearable to look at.
    • Both players found the heat unbearable but nevertheless played to the bitter end.
    • She never thought she would be able to come to terms with the unbearable grief.
    • Then, a flight of 24 hours, arduous at the best of times, becomes an unbearable ordeal.
    Synonyms
    intolerable, insufferable, unsupportable, insupportable, unendurable, beyond endurance, unacceptable, unmanageable, impossible, more than flesh and blood can stand, too much to bear, past bearing, not to be borne, overpowering
 
 
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