Word · Frequency #14843
Fully loadedinsatiable
无法满足的;贪得无厌的;不知足的
核心释义
impossible to satisfy
- 1.
无法满足的;不能使之满足或平息的;非常贪婪的。
Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very greedy.
- 2.
无法满足的:不可能满足的
impossible to satisfy
无法满足的;不能使之满足或平息的;非常贪婪的。;无法满足的:不可能满足的;不知足的;贪求无厌的;[医] 不能满足的;不饱的
用法In use
Her insatiable curiosity led her to explore every corner of the old library.
用法提示:此处 insatiable 作定语形容词,修饰 curiosity,表示“无法满足的”。
His ambition was insatiable; he always wanted a bigger challenge.
用法提示:此处 insatiable 作表语形容词,表示“永不知足的”。
She has an insatiable appetite for travel and saves money for a new trip every year.
用法提示:此处 insatiable 作定语形容词,修饰 appetite,表示“极强烈的、难以满足的”。
an insatiable demand for old buildings to restore
be + insatiable
作表语,表示主语的需求或欲望无法被满足。
His hunger for success was insatiable.
他对成功的渴望是无法满足的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- insatiable appetite
- 无法满足的食欲;极强的渴望
- She has an insatiable appetite for adventure.她对冒险有着无法满足的渴望。
- insatiable curiosity
- 无法满足的好奇心
- His insatiable curiosity led him to become a scientist.他无法满足的好奇心驱使他成为科学家。
- insatiable thirst
- 如饥似渴的渴望
- The young writer has an insatiable thirst for knowledge.这位年轻作家对知识如饥似渴。
- insatiable desire
- 贪得无厌的欲望
- He was driven by an insatiable desire for wealth.他被对财富贪得无厌的欲望所驱使。
- insatiable hunger
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想:in(不)+ satiable(可满足的)→ 无法满足;画面是一个无底洞,怎么“塞”(sati)都填不满,贪得无厌。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:academic writing、news reporting、literary description insatiable 属于较正式的书面词,通常用于书面或正式语境,多指对某种事物(如欲望、好奇心、需求)无法满足;口语中较少出现。使用时常搭配抽象名词,如 appetite、curiosity、desire。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes with /ɪnˈseɪʃəbəl/. The familiar '-able' endings in words like able /ˈeɪbəl/, capable /ˈkeɪpəbəl/, sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/ and variable /ˈveriəbəl/ all end in /əbəl/, but the stressed vowel is on a different syllable, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes. Nation /ˈneɪʃən/ and patience /ˈpeɪʃəns/ match the 'ti' > /ʃ/ spelling pattern (the /eɪʃ/ sound), but they have no final /bəl/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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