| 单词 | irresistible |
| 释义 | irresistible (once / 410 pages) adj If something is irresistible, you have to have it, like the plate of gooey chocolate chip cookies sitting in front of a group of dieters who one by one help themselves to a handful. If you can’t resist something, it’s irresistible. Something is irresistible if it is so enticing, attractive, magnetic, tempting, or alluring that you must have it. You have no control — that's what all irresistible things have in common. From potato chips to bargain shopping or the urge to send text messages, when something is irresistible, it's hard to fight. WORD FAMILYirresistible: irresistibility, irresistibleness, irresistibler, irresistiblest, irresistibly+/irresistibility: irresistibilities/resistible: irresistible, resistibly USAGE EXAMPLESOne such advertisement declared unagi “the irresistible flavor of summer.” The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) There is something irresistible in the possibility of Schmidt’s redemption, even in its broad implausibility. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The treats proved irresistible to the exhausted staff. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj impossible to resist; overpowering irresistible (or resistless) impulses what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? Syn|Ant resistless overpowering, overwhelming so strong as to be irresistible resistible capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated 2adj overpoweringly attractive irresistible beauty Syn attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm |
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