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单词 indescribable
释义
indescribablein‧de‧scri‧ba‧ble /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl◂/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Fresh salmon has an indescribable flavor.
  • I woke up on the day after my wedding with a feeling of indescribable joy.
  • The chaos and confusion was indescribable.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But the experience itself is essentially non-rational and indescribable.
  • The sky, that had been so grey and lowering, was iridescent with indescribable beauty.
  • Then I skipped down the entry ladder with indescribable relief.
  • There is a space around it, an indescribable presence.
  • There is an indescribable sense of community here.
  • Unlimited discomfort would of course be indescribable.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen it is difficult to express ideas or feelings in words
· She couldn't express how happy and relieved she was.· I cannot express my gratitude for your kindness.words can't express · Words can't express the terrible grief I felt on losing my daughter.
to be difficult to express what a feeling, experience, taste etc is like in words: · The atmosphere of tension and nervousness here is hard to describe.· The sound the bird makes is difficult to describe -- it's a bit like scissors opening and closing rapidly.
if emotions, situations etc are indescribable , they are so terrible, so good, or so strange that you cannot describe them properly: · The chaos and confusion was indescribable.indescribable joy/peace/horror/sadness etc: · I woke up on the day after my wedding with a feeling of indescribable joy.
formal an inexpressible emotion is one that is too strong to be described in words: · Looking up into his concerned brown eyes, I had felt an inexpressible sense of relief.inexpressible anger/gratitude/joy/longing etc: · And then, to her almost inexpressible joy, she saw the familiar tall, broad-shouldered figure across the station.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivedescribable ≠ indescribablenondescriptdescriptivenoundescriptionverbdescribeadverbdescriptively
something that is indescribable is so terrible, so good, so strange etc that you cannot describe it, or it is too difficult to describe:  a feeling of indescribable joyindescribably adverb:  an indescribably awful smell
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