Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #20506
unmanageable
难控制的；难管理的；难处理的
hard to control
- 1.
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed.
难以管理的；不易处理、控制或引导的
难以管理的；不易处理、控制或引导的；难管理的；难处理的；难操纵的；处理不了的；[化] 难以加工的; 难以控制的; 难以管理的
In use
The situation became unmanageable after the project deadline was moved up.
The puppy was so unmanageable that we had to hire a dog trainer.
She felt the workload was unmanageable and asked her manager for help.
unmanageable + noun
The company faced an unmanageable debt.
公司面临难以管理的债务。
become unmanageable
The crowd became unmanageable.
人群变得难以控制。
find sth unmanageable
He found the workload unmanageable.
他发现工作量难以应付。
Common mistakes
The situation unmanages easily.The situation is unmanageable.
形容词 'unmanageable' 不能用作动词。应使用系表结构 'be + unmanageable' 来表达'难以管理'。
I am unmanageable to finish this project.I am unable to manage this project.
'unmanageable' 意为'难以控制的'，不能表示'无法管理'。表示'不能做某事'应用 'unable to do'。
Connections
Collocations
- unmanageable child
- 难管教的孩子
- She struggled with her unmanageable child.她难以管教自己的孩子。
- unmanageable workload
- 难以应付的工作量
- He quit because of the unmanageable workload.他因难以承受的工作量而辞职。
- unmanageable hair
- 难打理的头发
- The humidity made her hair unmanageable.潮湿的天气让她的头发变得难以打理。
- unmanageable debt
- 无法偿还的债务
- The family was crushed by unmanageable debt.这个家庭被无法偿还的债务压垮了。
- unmanageable situation
- 无法控制的局面
- The protest turned into an unmanageable situation.抗议演变成无法控制的局面。
- unmanageable temper
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一匹脱缰的野马，牧人完全没法管理（manage）——unmanageable就是‘难以控制’的意思。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：书面报告或正式讨论中、日常谈论难处理的人或事物时 该词整体偏书面或正式，口语中更常说 hard to manage 或 out of control；但在描述具体事物如头发、脾气时也可自然使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
manageable rhymes exactly with unmanageable (both have stressed /æ/ and the same /nɪdʒəbl/ ending). The other words are spelling or sound lookalikes, not true rhymes: damageable has /mɪdʒəbl/ instead of /nɪdʒəbl/; changeable has stressed /eɪ/; knowledgeable has stressed /ɒ/ and /lɪdʒəbl/; marriageable has /rɪdʒəbl/.
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