inconceivable

英 [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]

美 [ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl]

adj.  难以想象的; 无法相信的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 难以想象的；无法相信的
  impossible to imagine or believe
  1. It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.
     令人难以置信的是那位大臣竟然没有意识到这个问题。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不能想象的;不可思议的
  If you describe something asinconceivable, you think it is very unlikely to happen or be true.
  1. It was inconceivable to me that Toby could have been my attacker...
     真想不到托比竟会是袭击我的人。
  2. Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable.
     直到现在,美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。

英英释义

adj

• totally unlikely
  Synonym:impossibleout of the questionunimaginable

双语例句

• It seemed inconceivable that the pilot could have survived the crash.
  驾驶员在飞机坠毁后，竟然还能活着，这看来是不可想象的事。
• Until now, a devaluation of the dollar seemed inconceivable.
  直到现在，美元的贬值似乎都无法想象。
• It seems inconceivable that the accident could have happened so quickly.
  这一事故发生得这么快，简直不可思议。
• It is not inconceivable that she could be lying.
  她可能在说谎这一点并不是不可想象的。
• Sadly, it is inconceivable that Japan would appoint a foreigner to lead one of its most important institutions.
  遗憾的是，日本任命一位外国人领导其最为重要的机构之一是不可想象的。
• It sounds inconceivable but is the naked truth.
  这听起来不可思议，但却绝对是事实。
• Obviously, it is inconceivable, especially should not be in a socialist country happen, though still happen.
  显然，这是不可思议的，尤其是不应在社会主义的国度里发生，然而还是发生了。
• It is inconceivable, the agony with which this public veneration tortured him!
  公众对他的景仰是如何折磨着他，那痛苦是难以想见的！
• It is inconceivable for me, he wrote, that France would recognise two communities within the same discipline.
  对我来说不可想象的是，他写道，法国会承认同一学科内部的两班人马。
• It is not inconceivable for a program to compile and execute and still be fatally wrong.
  通过编译并执行的程序仍然存在致命的错误，这并不是不可能的。