Word · Frequency #19341
irrepressible
难以抑制的；无法控制的
impossible to repress or control
- 1.
Not containable or controllable.
无法遏制或控制的
- 2.
Especially high-spirited, outspoken, or insistent.
尤指精力充沛、直言不讳或坚持不懈的
无法遏制或控制的；尤指精力充沛、直言不讳或坚持不懈的；约束不住的；抑制不住的
In use
Her irrepressible laughter echoed through the hallway.
Even after losing the match, his irrepressible enthusiasm inspired the whole team.
The toddler's irrepressible energy kept her parents busy all day.
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。
be irrepressible
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。
find + object + irrepressible
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。
Connections
Collocations
- irrepressible optimism
- 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。
- irrepressible spirit
- 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。
- irrepressible laughter
- 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。
- irrepressible curiosity
- 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。
- irrepressible urge
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ir-表“不”，repress是“压制”，-ible是“可被…的”：压也压不住，就是抑制不住的。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.