Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #14049
uncontrollable
无法控制的；难以抑制的
not able to be controlled, contained, or governed
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Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.
无法控制的,无法抑制的。
无法控制的,无法抑制的。；无法控制的；[经] 不能控制的
In use
The fire spread so quickly that it soon became uncontrollable.
She felt an uncontrollable urge to laugh during the meeting.
The child's crying was uncontrollable, so we left the restaurant.
uncontrollable [noun]
She had an uncontrollable urge to laugh.
她有一种无法控制的想笑的冲动。
[verb] + uncontrollable
The situation became uncontrollable.
局势变得无法控制。
find [something] uncontrollable
He found his anger uncontrollable.
他发现自己的愤怒无法控制。
Common mistakes
She uncontrollable her emotions.Her emotions are uncontrollable.
“uncontrollable”是形容词，不能用作动词。应使用系表结构“be uncontrollable”作为谓语。
He has an uncontrollably temper.He has an uncontrollable temper.
修饰名词应用形容词“uncontrollable”，而非副词“uncontrollably”。
Connections
Collocations
- uncontrollable anger
- 无法控制的愤怒
- He struggled to hide his uncontrollable anger during the meeting.会议期间，他努力掩饰自己无法控制的愤怒。
- uncontrollable laughter
- 抑制不住的大笑
- Her joke sent the whole class into uncontrollable laughter.她的笑话让全班同学忍不住哈哈大笑。
- uncontrollable urge
- 无法克制的冲动
- She felt an uncontrollable urge to check her phone.她感到一种无法克制的冲动，想看看手机。
- uncontrollable bleeding
- 无法止住的出血
- The patient was rushed to the hospital because of uncontrollable bleeding.由于无法止住的出血，病人被紧急送往医院。
- uncontrollable shaking
- 止不住的颤抖
- The cold left him with uncontrollable shaking.寒冷让他止不住地发抖。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 control（控制）拆开：un + control + able，像是“无法被控制住的”，想象失控的汽车冲向山坡，谁也拦不住。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：谈论情绪或行为（如 uncontrollable laughter）、新闻报道或正式讨论（如 uncontrollable inflation）、医学或健康描述（如 uncontrollable trembling） 该词本身为中性，但在不同搭配中语域有变化：口语中常说 uncontrollable laughter/anger，正式或新闻用语中常见 uncontrollable inflation/violence。建议根据搭配选用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 uncontrollable 真正押韵的是 controllable 和 rollable（重读音节为 /oʊ/，元音及之后发音相同）。其他以 -able 结尾的词拼写相似，但读音不同：enjoyable、unavoidable 重读 /ɔɪ/；uncomfortable 重读 /ʌ/；table 的 a 发 /eɪ/。注意不要因拼写相似而误判读音。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.