unquenchable

IPA/ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/
IPA/ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/

unquenchable — 形容詞

  • 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

無法滿足的

欲望、好奇或口渴怎樣都難平息

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.

Mina 那股無法滿足的好奇心，讓整個科展現場充滿了她的提問。

collocation: unquenchable curiosity

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

即使吃過晚餐，Rafael 在沙漠健行後仍有無法滿足的口渴感。

collocation: unquenchable thirst

常見搭配
  • unquenchable curiosity
  • unquenchable thirst
  • unquenchable desire
  • unquenchable ambition
  • unquenchable hunger for details
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.

同根字

  • quench
    動詞C1
  • unquenchably
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • almost unquenchable
  • still unquenchable

常用片語

  • an unquenchable desire for
  • remain unquenchable

介系詞搭配

  • unquenchable thirst for
  • unquenchable hunger for