单词 | indelible |
释义 | indelible (ɪndelɪbəl ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that something leaves an indelible impression, you mean that it is very unlikely to be forgotten. My visit to India in 1986 left an indelible impression on me. The war has made an indelible mark on the world. Synonyms: permanent, lasting, enduring, ingrained indelibly adverb [ADVERB with verb] The horrors he experienced are imprinted, perhaps indelibly, in his brain. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Indelible ink or an indelible stain cannot be removed or washed out. It leaves indelible stains on clothes. ...written in indelible ink. Collocations: indelible ink A security measure brought in to stop ballot fraud saw voters having the tips of their fingers dipped in indelible ink. The Sun (2009) Without change we would be better off dipping our fingers in indelible ink. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Imagine it as a vivid image imprinted on your mind, like indelible ink on fabric. Times, Sunday Times (2012) His ministry left an indelible mark on my life and ministry. Christianity Today That has created a strong culture and heritage, leaving an indelible mark on the company and its people. Times, Sunday Times It has left an indelible mark on his psyche. The Sun And one that leaves an indelible mark on the memory and personality. Times, Sunday Times The colossus, though, had left an indelible mark on the sport. Times, Sunday Times For both, 1981 will always be an indelible memory. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I have an indelible memory of a dozen of them leaping a fence in turn as they withdrew from sight. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We then resumed the walk to her waiting car and she was driven off, leaving an indelible memory. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It was a long time ago, but it left an indelible memory. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Or at least he was until an unfortunate incident involving a rug and a subsequent indelible stain. Times, Sunday Times Yet he left the proof of what he had done in an indelible stain on the marble goddess's thigh (which itself became something of an ancient tourist attraction). Times,Sunday Times However, the pension revolt may have left an indelible stain on his term. Times, Sunday Times |
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