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unthinkable

/uhn-thing-kuh-buhl/US // ʌnˈθɪŋ kə bəl //UK // (ʌnˈθɪŋkəbəl) //

匪夷所思,不可思议,匪夷所思的,不可思议的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : inconceivable; unimaginable: the unthinkable size of the universe.
    • : not to be considered; out of the question: Such a suggestion is unthinkable.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something that cannot be conceived or imagined, as something too unusual, vague, or disagreeable: Today's unthinkables are tomorrow's realities.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.incredible, unusual
Antonyms

Examples

  • VOSD’s MacKenzie Elmer reports in a new story on the agency’s latest push for an idea that has long been considered unthinkable.

  • It could be the most expensive public works project in San Diego’s 170-year history and the idea has been discussed for decades but was long written off as unthinkable.

  • A few years ago, BP’s plan to pivot away from oil would been unthinkable.

  • Graphics by Anna WiederkehrAmericans have changed their behavior in ways that would have been unthinkable even a few months ago.

  • We need to get money into people’s hands immediately to prevent the unthinkable from happening right here in the United States.

  • It is, Zelden said, “unthinkable” that Scalise would harbor these views.

  • You even went out and bought the fabric for your own Oscar dress, which would be unthinkable for an actress to do today.

  • To the millions of Russians who listen to Echo both on the radio and online, the idea of life without Echo is unthinkable.

  • Defying instructions would have been unthinkable during the tenure of his father or grandfather.

  • A few short years ago, says Pierre Monie, such a scene would have been nearly unthinkable.

  • And when Lessard flung out that last unthinkable accusation, the explosion came.

  • While it is raw, and crude, and practically in its infancy, it at the same time suggests an unthinkable antiquity.

  • This unthinkable giant had an arm about each pillar and strained as Samson had strained at the pillars of the temple.

  • A thing purple and dripping with blood—ghastly—unthinkable—monstrous—a spectre of nightmare dreams!

  • Both had made costly sacrifices, of which he was unworthy; but it was unthinkable that the sacrifices should be made in vain.