irrepressible + noun
作定语时放在名词前,常修饰表示情感、态度或精神的名词,如 optimism、spirit、laughter。
Her irrepressible optimism inspired everyone around her.
她那抑制不住的乐观精神鼓舞了身边的每个人。
难以抑制的;无法控制的
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难以抑制的;无法控制的
impossible to repress or control
Her irrepressible optimism inspired everyone around her.
她那抑制不住的乐观精神鼓舞了身边的每个人。
无法遏制或控制的
Not containable or controllable.
尤指精力充沛、直言不讳或坚持不懈的
Especially high-spirited, outspoken, or insistent.
Her irrepressible laughter echoed through the hallway.
她那抑制不住的笑声在走廊里回荡。
Even after losing the match, his irrepressible enthusiasm inspired the whole team.
即使在输掉比赛之后,他那无法抑制的热情也鼓舞了全队。
The toddler's irrepressible energy kept her parents busy all day.
这个幼儿抑制不住的精力让父母忙碌了一整天。
作定语时放在名词前,常修饰表示情感、态度或精神的名词,如 optimism、spirit、laughter。
Her irrepressible optimism inspired everyone around her.
她那抑制不住的乐观精神鼓舞了身边的每个人。
作表语时,主语多为某种情绪或品质,强调这种情绪无法被压住。
His excitement was irrepressible when he heard the news.
听到这个消息时,他的兴奋是抑制不住的。
用于“find + 宾语 + 形容词”结构,表示发现或觉得宾语具有无法抑制的性质。
We found his confidence irrepressible even in difficult times.
即使在困难时期,我们也发现他的信心是抑制不住的。
Not this
He laughed irrepressible at the joke.
Use this
He laughed irrepressibly at the joke.
修饰动词 laughed 要用副词 irrepressibly,而不是形容词 irrepressible。汉语中“抑制不住地笑”的“地”对应英语副词后缀 -ly;形容词只能修饰名词,不能修饰动词。
Not this
Her charm was irrepressible.
Use this
Her charm was irresistible.
irrepressible 意为“抑制不住的”(如 laughter、enthusiasm),指无法压制的情绪;irresistible 意为“不可抗拒的”,指诱人、令人无法抵挡。charm(魅力)应搭配 irresistible,而非 irrepressible。
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难以抑制的乐观
Her irrepressible optimism lifted the whole team.
她那难以抑制的乐观鼓舞了整个团队。
不屈不挠的精神
Despite the setbacks, his irrepressible spirit never wavered.
尽管屡遭挫折,他那种不屈不挠的精神从未动摇。
忍不住的笑声
The joke sent the children into irrepressible laughter.
这个笑话让孩子们忍不住大笑起来。
无法遏制的好奇心
Her irrepressible curiosity led her to explore every corner of the old house.
她那无法遏制的好奇心驱使她探索了老房子的每个角落。
抑制不住的冲动
He felt an irrepressible urge to laugh during the solemn ceremony.
在庄严的仪式上,他感到一种抑制不住想笑的冲动。
无法抑制的热情
The students' irrepressible enthusiasm made the class a joy to teach.
学生们无法抑制的热情使这门课教起来非常愉快。
这是一场无法抑制的冲突,双方力量对立而持久;这意味着美国迟早必须、也必然会要么成为一个完全蓄奴的国家,要么成为一个完全自由劳动的国家。
This is from U.S. Senator William H. Seward's 1858 'Irrepressible Conflict' speech, in which he predicted that the clash over slavery would inevitably lead to the American Civil War.
这句话出自美国参议员威廉·H·苏厄德1858年的《不可抑制的冲突》演讲,他在其中预言奴隶制问题上的冲突将不可避免地导致美国内战。
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ir-表“不”,repress是“压制”,-ible是“可被…的”:压也压不住,就是抑制不住的。
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、演讲、新闻报道 多用于书面语和正式场合,常修饰 enthusiasm、laughter 等词,表示“抑制不住的”。日常口语中较少使用,通常可用 can't help 或 uncontrollable 代替。
Repressible, suppressible, expressible, compressible, and accessible all rhyme with irrepressible: the stressed vowel is /ɛ/ and the ending is /səbəl/ (accessible = /ˈsɛsəbəl/; the others = /ˈprɛsəbəl/). Be careful with irresponsible /ˌɪrɪˈspɑːnsəbəl/: it looks similar but stresses /ɑː/ and ends in /nsəbəl/, so it does not rhyme.
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