indescribable

英 [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl]

美 [ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbl]

adj.  难以形容的; 无法言传的

BNC.20141 / COCA.21007

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以形容的；无法言传的
  so extreme or unusual it is almost impossible to describe
  1. The pain was indescribable.
     疼痛得无法形容。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 难以形容的;无法描述的
  You useindescribableto emphasize that a quality or condition is very intense or extreme, and therefore cannot be properly described.
  1. ...her indescribable joy when it was confirmed her son was alive...
     儿子活着的消息得到确认后她难以形容的喜悦
  2. The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
     下水道发出一股说不出的恶臭。

英英释义

adj

• defying expression or description
  1. indefinable yearnings
  2. indescribable beauty
  3. ineffable ecstasy
  4. inexpressible anguish
  5. unspeakable happiness
  6. unutterable contempt
  7. a thing of untellable splendor
  Synonym:indefinableineffableunspeakableuntellableunutterable

双语例句

• As we turned the corner, a scene of indescribable beauty appeared before us.
  我们转弯后，一幅难以形容的美景呈现在我们眼前。
• A moment of indescribable silence ensued, in which death might have been heard flitting by.
  大家哑口无言。在一阵无法形容的沉默中，好象听到死神在飞翔。
• His letters had caused her an indescribable thrill, the sight of his handwriting had made her tremble.
  他的一封封信在她心里激起了一层层波浪，看见他的笔迹使她浑身震颤。
• The pain was indescribable when the horse kicked me.
  马踢我时的痛苦是难以言表的。
• Monte Cristo looked upon Morrel with indescribable tenderness.
  基督山带着无法形容的怜爱望着莫雷尔。
• There was an indescribable flickering glow in his eyes, creating a fearsome and wholly unnatural effect.
  他的眼里射出一种无法形容的闪烁的光辉，给人以一种可怕的、完全不正常的感觉。
• Such time, the mood is indescribable.
  这样的时候，心情是无法形容的。
• The stench from the sewer is indescribable.
  下水道发出一股说不出的恶臭。
• From time to time she raised her eyes towards the man, with a sort of tranquillity and an indescribable confidence.
  她不时抬起眼睛望着那个人，显出一种无可言喻的宁静和信赖的神情。
• Then the article goes on to speak of the truly indescribable and bestial conditions of life in the swollen London slums.
  文章接着谈到不断膨胀中的伦敦贫民窟无限悲惨的非人生活情况。