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单词 intolerable
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intolerable

It was almost intolerable,' the insider claimed.The vast majority of medical staff are hard-working, largely unsung heroes working under sometimes intolerable pressure.The resulting welfare obligations may put an intolerable strain on future generations.Life for some researchers has become almost intolerable.They warned it would put the old and sick under intolerable pressure to end their lives.The number of serious injuries imposes an intolerable burden on public services.The situation was now intolerable and soon blew up.Dying people are burdened with almost intolerable circumstances.The pressure has become intolerable since alternatives to casualty were taken away.Over month after weary month they tried to deal with its intolerable burden.Most countries would have found such a situation intolerable years ago.Future taxpayers face an intolerable burden of welfare obligations.He wanted to end a situation he found intolerable for her and himself.One can only imagine the intolerable pressures she was placed under.Do they hear about the intolerable strain placed on the heart when blood becomes the consistency of jam?It made an intolerable situation tolerable and it was a false friend and it is not a good idea.The week before the London attack the strain was becoming intolerable.It is a terrible lot, almost intolerable.It's hardly surprising that so many relationships are under intolerable strain.He underwent a number of operations, but the cost put the family under almost intolerable strain.This is definitely not something to attempt in the summer, as heat would make it almost intolerable.I can also understand that there are elderly people who fear becoming an intolerable burden.The pressure is almost intolerable.They can make life feel intolerable, as they clearly did for Donna. Make their lives intolerable.

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intolerable

British English: intolerable ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as intolerable, you mean that it is so bad or extreme that no one can bear it.
They felt this would put intolerable pressure on them.
  • American English: intolerable
  • Brazilian Portuguese: intolerável
  • Chinese: 无法忍受的
  • European Spanish: intolerable
  • French: intolérable
  • German: unerträglich
  • Italian: intollerabile
  • Japanese: 耐えられない
  • Korean: 참을 수 없는
  • European Portuguese: intolerável
  • Latin American Spanish: intolerable

Chinese translation of 'intolerable'

intolerable

(ɪnˈtɔlərəbl)

adj

  1. [behaviour, situation, burden] 无(無)法忍受的 (wúfǎ rěnshòu de)
(adjective) 
Definition
more than can be endured
They felt this would place intolerable pressure on them.
Synonyms
unbearable
I was in terrible, unbearable pain.
insufferable
We all agreed he was the most insufferable bore.
unendurable
He had not expected the pain to be unendurable.
impossible
This woman is impossible, she thought.
painful
excruciating
I was in excruciating pain.
insupportable
Life without her was tedious, insupportable.
beyond bearing
not to be borne
more than flesh and blood can stand
Opposites
tolerable
,
bearable
,
supportable
,
endurable
,
sufferable

Additional synonyms

in the sense of excruciating
Definition
unbearably painful
I was in excruciating pain.
Synonyms
agonizing,
acute,
severe,
extreme,
burning,
violent,
intense,
piercing,
racking,
searing,
tormenting,
exquisite,
harrowing,
unbearable,
insufferable,
torturous,
unendurable
in the sense of impossible
Definition
intolerable or outrageous
This woman is impossible, she thought.
Synonyms
intolerable,
unbearable,
insufferable,
painful,
insupportable,
unendurable,
excruciating,
beyond bearing,
not to be borne
in the sense of insufferable
Definition
unbearable
We all agreed he was the most insufferable bore.
Synonyms
unbearable,
impossible,
intolerable,
dreadful,
outrageous,
unspeakable,
detestable,
insupportable,
unendurable,
past bearing,
more than flesh and blood can stand,
enough to test the patience of a saint,
enough to try the patience of Job,
too much

Nearby words of
intolerable

  • intimidating
  • intimidation
  • into the bargain
  • intolerable
  • intolerance
  • intolerant
  • intonation

Synonyms of 'intolerable'

intolerable

Explore 'intolerable' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of insupportable
Definition
impossible to tolerate
Life without her was tedious, insupportable.
Synonyms
intolerable,
unbearable,
insufferable,
unendurable,
past bearing
in the sense of unendurable
Definition
too unpleasant to bear
He had not expected the pain to be unendurable.
Synonyms
unbearable,
intolerable,
insufferable,
too much (informal),
overpowering,
insupportable,
more than flesh and blood can stand
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