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unmanageable
难控制的；难管理的；难处理的
核心释义
hard to control
- 1.
难以管理的；不易处理、控制或引导的
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
用法In use
The situation became unmanageable after the project deadline was moved up.
用法提示：unmanageable 作表语形容词，表示局面无法控制。
The puppy was so unmanageable that we had to hire a dog trainer.
用法提示：unmanageable 作表语形容词，表示小狗难管教。
She felt the workload was unmanageable and asked her manager for help.
用法提示：unmanageable 作表语形容词，表示工作量难以处理。
unmanageable + noun
The company faced an unmanageable debt.
公司面临难以管理的债务。
become unmanageable
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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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