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be unimaginable to sb
表示某事对某人来说不可思议。
The scale of the disaster was unimaginable to most people.
灾难的规模对大多数人来说是难以想象的。
完全不可能的；几乎不可能的
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完全不可能的；几乎不可能的
totally unlikely
The scale of the disaster was unimaginable to most people.
灾难的规模对大多数人来说是难以想象的。
无法想象的；不可思议的；难以置信的
Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.
完全不可能
totally unlikely
It is unimaginable that the bakery would sell out of bread by nine in the morning.
面包店会在早上九点就卖光面包，这简直不可想象。
She found it unimaginable that her brother would refuse the scholarship.
她觉得哥哥会拒绝奖学金，这简直不可思议。
The possibility of the pharmacy being closed at noon was unimaginable to the residents.
对居民来说，药店中午会关门是难以想象的事。
表示某事对某人来说不可思议。
The scale of the disaster was unimaginable to most people.
灾难的规模对大多数人来说是难以想象的。
用形式主语it引导从句。
It is unimaginable that he would betray his friends.
难以想象他会背叛朋友。
find + 宾语 + 宾语补足语。
She found the cruelty of the world unimaginable.
她觉得世界的残酷难以想象。
直接描述事物本身。
Such wealth is unimaginable for many families.
这样的财富对许多家庭来说是不可想象的。
Not this
The story unimaginable.
Use this
The story is unimaginable.
形容词作谓语时前面必须加系动词 is/are/was 等，不能直接作谓语。
Not this
I unimaginable the result.
Use this
I cannot imagine the result.
unimaginable 是形容词，不能作谓语动词；应使用动词 imagine 的否定形式。
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难以想象的恐怖
The survivors described the unimaginable horror they had endured.
幸存者描述了他们所经历的难以想象的恐怖。
难以想象的财富
The tech founder amassed unimaginable wealth in just a few years.
这位科技创始人在短短几年内积累了难以想象的财富。
难以想象的苦难
The war brought unimaginable suffering to countless families.
战争给无数家庭带来了难以想象的苦难。
难以想象的规模
The festival grew to an unimaginable scale in just a decade.
这个节日在短短十年间发展到了难以想象的规模。
几乎无法想象的
It is almost unimaginable how much the city has changed.
这座城市的变化之大几乎无法想象。
难以想象的后果
A decision like that could have unimaginable consequences.
这样的决定可能会带来难以想象的后果。
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记忆联想：试图想象一种从未见过的颜色，脑中一片空白——那就是 unimaginable（无法想象的）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、news reports、formal writing 该词语体比较中性，正式与非正式场合都通用；语气较强，通常用来强调某件事难以想象或令人难以置信。
imaginable 与 unimaginable 重读音节后的音（/ˈmædʒɪnəbəl/）完全一致，构成真正押韵；unfathomable、unbelievable、unavoidable 虽带 un- 和 -able，但重读元音不同，属于拼写相似而非押韵；fashionable、reasonable 仅共享不重读的后缀 /əbəl/。
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