Word · Frequency #8495
intolerable
/inˈtɒlərəbl/
adjective
无法忍受的，难耐的
incapable of being put up with
- 1.
Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.
无法忍受的；不能容忍的
- 2.
Extremely offensive or insulting.
极具冒犯性或侮辱性
- 3.
Extremely worn and degraded, to the point of being unsafe.
极度磨损和退化,达到不安全的程度
无法忍受的；不能容忍的；极具冒犯性或侮辱性；极度磨损和退化,达到不安全的程度；无法忍受的；难耐的
In use
The heat in the unairconditioned room was intolerable.
She found his constant complaining utterly intolerable.
Living under such strict rules became intolerable for the children.
be intolerable
The heat was intolerable.
炎热让人无法忍受。
find sth intolerable
He found the noise intolerable.
他觉得噪音难以忍受。
become intolerable
The situation became intolerable.
情况变得难以忍受。
Connections
Collocations
- intolerable situation
- 无法忍受的局面
- The political situation became intolerable.政治局面变得无法忍受。
- intolerable pain
- 无法忍受的疼痛
- He suffered from intolerable pain after the accident.事故后他遭受了无法忍受的疼痛。
- intolerable behavior
- 无法忍受的行为
- Her intolerable behavior caused many complaints.她那无法忍受的行为招致了许多投诉。
- intolerable conditions
- 无法忍受的条件
- The prisoners lived in intolerable conditions.囚犯们生活在无法忍受的条件下。
- intolerable burden
- 无法承受的负担
- The debt became an intolerable burden for the family.债务成了这个家庭无法承受的负担。
- intolerable heat
Learner notes
Memory Tip
in-是否定前缀，tolerable是"可容忍的"，合起来就是"无法容忍的"。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：pain、behavior、conditions 通常用于正式或严肃的语境，如描述无法忍受的痛苦、行为或状况。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'tolerable' rhymes exactly; the rest are spelling lookalikes with different stress patterns.
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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