unbelievable

adjective
🔊/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl/
🔊/ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl/
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  1. (informal) used to emphasize how good, bad or extreme something is非常好(或坏、极端)的;难以置信的;惊人的 synonym incredible
    • We had an unbelievable (= very good) time in Paris.我们在巴黎的日子快活极了。🔊🔊
    • Conditions in the prison camp were unbelievable (= very bad).集中营的生活条件糟糕透了。🔊🔊
    • We get through an unbelievable amount of food each week.我们每周都要吃大量的食物。
    • The cold was unbelievable (= it was extremely cold).天气冷极了。🔊🔊
    • It's unbelievable that (= very shocking) they have permitted this trial to go ahead.令人震惊的是他们竟允许进行这项审讯。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I've had three unbelievable years with the team.我和团队度过了三年非常愉快的时光。
    • It whizzed through the air at an unbelievable speed.它以令人难以置信的速度在空中飞舞。
    • It's an unbelievable place to spend the summer.这个夏天令人难以置信。
    • The murders were carried out with unbelievable brutality.谋杀是令人难以置信的残酷进行的。
    • The pain was unbelievable.痛苦至极。
    • The stress on the family is unbelievable.对家庭的压力令人难以置信。
    • It's unbelievable that he was allowed to escape.令人震惊的是他竟获许逃跑。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    adverb
    • really
    • absolutely
    • completely
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry
  2. very difficult to believe and unlikely to be true难以相信的;不真实的 synonym incredible
    • I found the whole story bizarre, not to say unbelievable.我觉得整个事件经过荒诞不经,更不用说不可信了。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • I found the ending of the novel a bit unbelievable.我觉得这部小说的结尾有点儿不可信。
    • It seemed unbelievable, but it was true.那似乎不可信,但却是真的。
    • The collapse of the company would have been thought completely unbelievable only a few months ago.仅仅几个月前,该公司的崩溃就被认为是完全难以置信的。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    adverb
    • really
    • absolutely
    • completely
    preposition
    • to
    See full entry