unendurable

IPA/ˌʌnɪnˈdjʊərəbl/
IPA/ˌʌnɪnˈdʊrəbl/

unendurable — 形容詞

  • unendurablepositive
  • more unendurablecomparative
  • most unendurablesuperlative

1. describing something so painful, upsetting, or hard to live through that a perso

1.形容詞C1
釋義

難以忍受

痛苦或難受到快撐不住

describing something so painful, upsetting, or hard to live through that a person feels unable to keep enduring it.

例句

After three nights without sleep, Yuki said the hospital chairs felt unendurable.

連續三晚沒睡好後，Yuki 說那些醫院椅子已經難以忍受。

after linking verb: felt unendurable

The smell from the broken fridge became unendurable by Friday afternoon.

壞掉的冰箱散出的氣味到了週五下午已變得難以忍受。

become + unendurable

常見搭配
  • unendurable pain
  • unendurable silence
  • unendurable heat
  • unendurable grief
  • unendurable tension
  • unendurable wait
同義詞
  • unbearable

    the everyday word for pain, heat, noise, or emotional strain

  • intolerable

    more formal; often used for conditions, behaviour, or rules that cannot be accepted

  • insufferable

    usually describes annoying people or behaviour rather than suffering itself

反義詞
  • bearable

    able to be endured without too much difficulty

  • tolerable

    not pleasant, but still acceptable enough to live with

文法句型

become/grow + unendurable

find + something + unendurable

so + unendurable + that + clause

用法筆記

Usually used for continuing pain, tension, silence, or grief rather than a small everyday inconvenience. It is more literary and intense than unbearable.

常見錯誤

The noise unendured me all night.
The noise was unendurable all night.' or 'I could not endure the noise all night.
'unendurable' is an adjective, not a verb.
I was unendurable during the meeting.
The meeting was unendurable for me.
'unendurable' describes the situation or experience, not the person who feels it.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • unendurable pain
  • unendurable silence
  • unendurable grief
  • unendurable heat
  • unendurable tension

副詞搭配

  • almost unendurable
  • utterly unendurable
  • nearly unendurable
  • quite unendurable

常用片語

  • become unendurable
  • grow unendurable
  • find something unendurable
  • make life unendurable

介系詞搭配

  • unendurable for [someone]