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单词 irrepressible
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Definition of irrepressible in English:

irrepressible

adjective ɪrɪˈprɛsɪb(ə)lˌɪ(r)rəˈprɛsəb(ə)l
  • Not able to be controlled or restrained.

    an irrepressible rogue
    a great shout of irrepressible laughter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It all came from a sweeping movement, when the irrepressible Scott Hadden and Chris Capaldi combined to devastating effect.
    • Khan was in irrepressible form from the start, raining in fast and accurate punches from every angle, to leave the hapless Korean stunned.
    • An irrepressible figure, Demarco's commitment to bringing radical artists to Scotland remains undiminished.
    • But the artists and musicians, poets and students and philosophers of the old town proved irksomely irrepressible.
    • Surely it is only a matter of time before technology grows and becomes such an irrepressible force that to try to restrict it would be folly.
    • With its dilated eyes under raised eyebrows, it expresses irrepressible terror.
    • I'm sure I can only begin to imagine what a parent can feel to have their child ripped away from their lives by irrepressible crime.
    • Then there are bands that have an irrepressible spark that makes you want to keep listening and watching no matter what they sling at you.
    • Vehicles break down, complaints come in, work needs to be rescheduled, but it is all done with irrepressible good humour and charm.
    • I succumbed to an irrepressible urge to burst into song.
    • For they know that within you is a force that is like that of a hurricane - wild, natural, untamed and irrepressible.
    • It remains uncertain, despite his irrepressible need to perform in public, whether Jackson himself will take the stand.
    • Refusing to be rattled by their losses, however, Oxford responded with a goal and a point from the irrepressible Brendan McGurk.
    • They were also usually, if not always, a restraining influence on the more abrasive, if not irrepressible side of Mercer.
    • But after 23 years in the cold, the irrepressible necktie is making a comeback in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
    • But this young Chinese girl has an indomitable spirit and an irrepressible enthusiasm.
    • Suddenly the procession is interrupted by irrepressible sobbing.
    • We will be able to continue to manage without Ken's irrepressible scaremongering for the foreseeable future.
    • The villains then were misguided terrorists, the perpetrators now are our irrepressible politicians.
    • Irresistible and irrepressible, Warne had stolen the stage.
    Synonyms
    inextinguishable, unquenchable, uncontainable, uncontrollable, unstoppable, indestructible, imperishable, undying, unfading, unfailing, enduring, lasting, everlasting, eternal, persistent
    ebullient, exuberant, buoyant, sunny, breezy, jaunty, light-hearted, in high spirits, high-spirited, bubbling over, sparkling, effervescent, vivacious, animated, full of life, lively, vigorous, zestful, joyful, cheerful, cheery, merry
    informal bubbly, bouncy, peppy, zingy, upbeat, chipper, chirpy, sparky, full of beans
    North American informal peart
    dated gay
    literary gladsome, blithe, blithesome
    archaic as merry as a grig, of good cheer

Derivatives

  • irrepressibility

  • nounɪrɪprɛsɪˈbɪlɪtiˌɪ(r)rəˌprɛsəˈbɪlədi
    • The irrepressibility later attributed to the Welsh by Gerald of Wales nonetheless applies to all the British and Irish during this period.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is such an irrepressibility to him, such a vibrancy, it seems as though he has just left a party, a joyous occasion, to meet you and the music and the laughter are still ringing in his ears.
      • Flintoff exemplified the power of personality and his irrepressibility by dismissing Sarwan, the man of the tournament, with his first ball.
      • This is a story of the irrepressibility of art and desire, which are identified.
      • But today none the less marks a triumph of huge import, signaling America's and New York's irrepressibility.
  • irrepressibleness

  • noun
  • irrepressibly

  • adverb ɪrɪˈprɛsəbliˌɪ(r)rəˈprɛsəbli
    • But it doesn't stop there, Teebee is an irrepressibly cheerful, if busy, guy.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • And because these old motorcycles are so particular to the rough-and-ready, irrepressibly hip East Village, the riders are also partisan.
      • ‘An irrepressibly buoyant Tory right-winger propositioned me back in the days when they were invincible’.
      • Apparently it was talent, determination and an irrepressibly optimistic spirit that won this vivacious young woman the role.
      • However, the tone of the picture is irrepressibly cheerful.

Rhymes

accessible, compressible, impressible, inexpressible, repressible
 
 

Definition of irrepressible in US English:

irrepressible

adjectiveˌi(r)rəˈpresəb(ə)lˌɪ(r)rəˈprɛsəb(ə)l
  • Not able to be controlled or restrained.

    a great shout of irrepressible laughter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But this young Chinese girl has an indomitable spirit and an irrepressible enthusiasm.
    • It remains uncertain, despite his irrepressible need to perform in public, whether Jackson himself will take the stand.
    • Vehicles break down, complaints come in, work needs to be rescheduled, but it is all done with irrepressible good humour and charm.
    • An irrepressible figure, Demarco's commitment to bringing radical artists to Scotland remains undiminished.
    • Khan was in irrepressible form from the start, raining in fast and accurate punches from every angle, to leave the hapless Korean stunned.
    • Surely it is only a matter of time before technology grows and becomes such an irrepressible force that to try to restrict it would be folly.
    • We will be able to continue to manage without Ken's irrepressible scaremongering for the foreseeable future.
    • It all came from a sweeping movement, when the irrepressible Scott Hadden and Chris Capaldi combined to devastating effect.
    • For they know that within you is a force that is like that of a hurricane - wild, natural, untamed and irrepressible.
    • Refusing to be rattled by their losses, however, Oxford responded with a goal and a point from the irrepressible Brendan McGurk.
    • They were also usually, if not always, a restraining influence on the more abrasive, if not irrepressible side of Mercer.
    • I'm sure I can only begin to imagine what a parent can feel to have their child ripped away from their lives by irrepressible crime.
    • With its dilated eyes under raised eyebrows, it expresses irrepressible terror.
    • Then there are bands that have an irrepressible spark that makes you want to keep listening and watching no matter what they sling at you.
    • But the artists and musicians, poets and students and philosophers of the old town proved irksomely irrepressible.
    • Suddenly the procession is interrupted by irrepressible sobbing.
    • Irresistible and irrepressible, Warne had stolen the stage.
    • I succumbed to an irrepressible urge to burst into song.
    • But after 23 years in the cold, the irrepressible necktie is making a comeback in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
    • The villains then were misguided terrorists, the perpetrators now are our irrepressible politicians.
    Synonyms
    inextinguishable, unquenchable, uncontainable, uncontrollable, unstoppable, indestructible, imperishable, undying, unfading, unfailing, enduring, lasting, everlasting, eternal, persistent
    ebullient, exuberant, buoyant, sunny, breezy, jaunty, light-hearted, in high spirits, high-spirited, bubbling over, sparkling, effervescent, vivacious, animated, full of life, lively, vigorous, zestful, joyful, cheerful, cheery, merry
 
 
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