unquenchable

IPA/ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/
IPA/ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/

unquenchable — adjective

  • unquenchablepositive
  • more unquenchablecomparative
  • most unquenchablesuperlative

1. If a desire, curiosity, thirst, or similar feeling is unquenchable, it stays so

1.形容詞C2
釋義

If a desire, curiosity, thirst, or similar feeling is unquenchable, it stays so strong that nothing fully satisfies or quiets it.

例句

Mina's unquenchable curiosity filled the science fair with questions.

collocation: unquenchable curiosity

Even after dinner, Rafael felt an unquenchable thirst after the desert hike.

collocation: unquenchable thirst

同義詞
  • insatiable

    very close in meaning, but often stresses appetite or desire more strongly than thirst or curiosity

  • burning

    more common and often more emotional, especially with wish or ambition

  • relentless

    focuses on continuing without stopping, not on being impossible to satisfy

  • inexhaustible

    describes a supply that cannot be used up, not a feeling that cannot be satisfied

反義詞

文法句型

unquenchable + curiosity/thirst/desire

be + unquenchable

an unquenchable hunger for + noun

用法筆記

Often modifies nouns such as curiosity, thirst, desire, ambition, or hunger. In predicative use, it usually describes a feeling that remains strong even after someone has tried to satisfy it.

常見錯誤

❌The unquenchable rain ruined the picnic.
✅The relentless rain ruined the picnic.
💡'unquenchable' usually describes a feeling, desire, or thirst that cannot be satisfied, not weather that continues.
❌Lea bought an unquenchable new phone.
✅Lea had an unquenchable desire for a new phone.
💡The adjective describes the wanting, not the object wanted.