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inexhaustible + noun
常用搭配：inexhaustible supply/resources/energy
The ocean provides an inexhaustible supply of fish.
海洋提供了取之不尽的鱼类资源。
用不完的；无穷尽的
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用不完的；无穷尽的
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
The ocean provides an inexhaustible supply of fish.
海洋提供了取之不尽的鱼类资源。
取之不尽的；无限的。
Impossible to exhaust; unlimited.
用之不竭的
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
用之不竭的
incapable of being entirely consumed or used up
The teacher seems to have an inexhaustible supply of patience with her students.
这位老师似乎有对学生用不完的耐心。
AI contextual example
Solar energy is an inexhaustible source of power if it is used wisely.
如果合理利用，太阳能是取之不尽的能源来源。
AI contextual example
His curiosity about the world seemed inexhaustible, and he asked questions all day.
他对世界的好奇心似乎永无穷尽，整天都在提问。
AI contextual example
an inexhaustible supply of coal
取之不尽的煤炭供应。
WordNet
常用搭配：inexhaustible supply/resources/energy
The ocean provides an inexhaustible supply of fish.
海洋提供了取之不尽的鱼类资源。
可用于描述人的特质如耐心、精力等。
Her patience seems inexhaustible.
她的耐心似乎无穷无尽。
用于强调在某方面用之不竭。
The writer is inexhaustible in his imagination.
这位作家想象力无穷无尽。
Not this
The resources are still inexhaustible.
Use this
The resources are still unexhausted.
“inexhaustible”意为“取之不尽的”，指不可能用完；而“unexhausted”意为“未用完的”，指暂时还未耗尽。中文学习者可能混淆否定前缀。
Not this
He works inexhaustible.
Use this
He works inexhaustibly.
“inexhaustible”是形容词，不能修饰动词；应使用副词形式“inexhaustibly”表示“不知疲倦地”。
Not this
She is inexhaustible of energy.
Use this
She has inexhaustible energy.
英语中“inexhaustible”直接修饰名词，如“inexhaustible energy”；使用“of”结构不自然，是中文“的”结构的误用。
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取之不尽的供应
The library has an inexhaustible supply of books.
这家图书馆的藏书取之不尽。
无穷无尽的精力
Children seem to have an inexhaustible energy.
孩子们似乎有用不完的精力。
极大的耐心
She showed inexhaustible patience with her students.
她对学生们表现出极大的耐心。
用之不竭的资源
The ocean is often seen as an inexhaustible resource.
海洋常被视为用之不竭的资源。
旺盛的好奇心
His inexhaustible curiosity led him to explore many fields.
他旺盛的好奇心驱使他探索了许多领域。
无穷尽的源泉
The sun is an inexhaustible source of clean energy.
太阳是取之不尽的清洁能源之源。
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拆开看：in（不）+ exhaust（耗尽）+ ible（能…的）= 不可耗尽的。联想泉眼源源不断，取之不尽。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic texts 该词多用于正式或书面语境，表示资源、精力等不会耗尽或数量极大；日常口语中较少见，若想口语化可说 endless 或 unlimited。
在这些词中，只有 exhaustible 与 inexhaustible 真正押韵（重读音节都是 /zɔst/）。possible、responsible、visible、edible 以相同的 -ible 结尾，但重音元音不同，因此不押韵。combustible 拼写接近但重音元音是 /ʌ/，发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.