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intolerable

adjective
🔊/ɪnˈtɒlərəbl/
🔊/ɪnˈtɑːlərəbl/
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  1. so bad or difficult that you cannot tolerate it; completely unacceptable 无法忍受的；不能容忍的；完全不可接受的synonym unbearable
    • an intolerable burden/situation无法承受的负担；不能容忍的情况
    • The heat was intolerable.炎热让人受不了。🔊🔊
    • Her behaviour has become intolerable.她的行为已变得让人无法容忍了。
    Extra Examples
    • The constant pain made her life intolerable.长期疼痛使她的生活变得无法忍受。
    • The job placed almost intolerable pressure on her.工作给她带来的压力几乎无法承受。
    • It seems to me intolerable that children do not have the same legal protection as adults.儿童没有得到跟成年人一样的法律保护，这在我看来是不可接受的。
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    preposition
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intolerabilis, from in- ‘not’ + tolerabilis (from tolerare).