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单词 uncontrollable
释义
uncontrollableun‧con‧trol‧lable /ˌʌnkənˈtrəʊləbəl◂ $ -ˈtroʊl-/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • At the mention of Hannah's name, he flew into an uncontrollable rage.
  • Barbara was shaking with uncontrollable laughter.
  • We could hear her uncontrollable weeping down the hall.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • All will suffer from debilitating and uncontrollable movements and severe personality and cognitive changes.
  • But these choices are not seen as being so individually idiosyncratic as to make crime totally unpredictable or uncontrollable.
  • In an instant there was an uncontrollable flood in his loins, an unstoppable surge.
  • It is only rapid movements up that become uncontrollable.
  • Mostly she lay silent, noncommittal and unemotional, until one day she broke into uncontrollable weeping.
  • Not all the stories about Nicu's uncontrollable and violent lusts were true.
  • Sometimes I felt a mindless, uncontrollable rage, a consumption that ran through my chest to my hands.
  • There had been moments during the past night when his fear had become almost uncontrollable.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorunable to control your feelings
to become unable to control your feelings and become very angry or upset: · He made her so angry that she lost control and hit him.
uncontrollable emotions or actions are difficult or impossible to control: · Barbara was shaking with uncontrollable laughter.· At the mention of Hannah's name, he flew into an uncontrollable rage.
especially spoken to feel so excited, interested etc that you cannot control what you are saying or doing: · It's easy to get carried away and buy a lot of things that you don't need.· A few of the younger men got a bit carried away and started dancing on the tables.
especially spoken to be so upset or nervous that you cannot control what you are doing and cannot think sensibly: · I was so nervous in my driving test I just went to pieces.· Keeping busy was the only thing that kept her from going to pieces during the divorce.
to suddenly become very angry or upset, after you have been trying to stop yourself getting angry or upset for a long time: · Leroy finally snapped and attacked his tormentors.· Melanie Smithson, who is accused of murdering her husband, has claimed that she snapped after years of violence and abuse.somebody's patience snaps: · Charlotte's patience suddenly snapped.
if you give in to an emotion such as anger or unhappiness, you can no longer control that emotion: · She was determined not to give in to despair.· Miles struggled not to give in to his feelings of anger and hopelessness.
informal to suddenly get very angry or upset, so that you are no longer able to control what you say or do: · Pete just lost it completely and started shouting and screaming at us.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=extreme uncontrolled anger that makes someone violent)· He lashed out in a blind rage.
(=very strong)· I was overcome by an irresistible urge to laugh.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivecontrollingcontrollableuncontrollablecontrolleduncontrollednouncontrolcontrollerverbcontroladverbuncontrollably
1if an emotion, desire, or physical action is uncontrollable, you cannot control it or stop yourself from feeling it or doing it:  I felt an uncontrollable urge to scream. Mother burst into uncontrollable sobs.2someone who is uncontrollable behaves badly and will not obey anyone:  The presence of some uncontrollable children spoilt the evening.3if a situation is uncontrollable, nothing can be done to control it or stop it getting worse:  uncontrollable bleeding uncontrollable inflation
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