1ADJ-GRADED 妙极的;惹人喜爱的;了不起的 If you describe something or someone as incredible, you like them very much or are impressed by them, because they are extremely or unusually good. 妙极的;惹人喜爱的;了不起的 [approval]
The wildflowers will be incredible after this rain.
2ADJ-GRADED 不可思议的;难以置信的 If you say that something is incredible, you mean that it is very unusual or surprising, and you cannot believe it is really true, although it may be. 不可思议的;难以置信的
It seemed incredible that people would still want to play football during a war.
在战时人们仍然想踢足球,这似乎不可思议。
We should not dismiss as lies the incredible stories that children may tell us.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem, sound難以置信;似乎難以置信;聽起來無法相信▸➤find sth覺得⋯難以置信◇I find this quite incredible!我覺得這太難以置信了!ADVERB➤really, truly實在難以置信▸➤absolutely, quite, totally, utterly絕對無法相信;很難相信;完全無法相信◇Most people find this claim utterly incredible.多數人認為這一要求完全無法相信。➤just, simply簡直難以置信▸➤pretty頗難相信◇You're pretty incredible, Barbara.芭芭拉,你真是太了不起了。➤almost (especially BrE) 幾乎難以置信◇The glass elements require an almost incredible precision in manufacture.這些玻璃元件的製造精度要求之高幾乎難以置信。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯來說難以置信◇It seems incredible to me that we didn't think of this before.我們以前竟然沒想到這點,在我看來這似乎難以置信。
incredible adj. ⇨incredible (The story seems incredible.)⇨remarkable (an incredible amount/feeling)incredible
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➡ See also the entry for unlikely2另见unlikely条第2义incredible ♦︎ unbelievable ♦︎ beyond beliefThese words all describe things that are very difficult to believe.这些词均表示难以相信的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆incredible / unbelievable to sb◆to be incredible / unbelievable / beyond belief that...◆incredible / unbelievable as it may seem...◆to find sth incredible / unbelievable◆almost incredible / unbelievable / beyond belief◆completely / totally / just / quite / simply incredible / unbelievable■incredible ɪnˈkredəbl impossible or very difficult to believe不能相信的;难以置信的◆The speed of her recovery seems almost incredible.她康复的速度真让人难以置信。◆It's just incredible to me that only one person was hurt.只有一个人受伤,这简直让我觉得不可思议。◆It's incredible to think that the affair had been going on for years.这段婚外情已持续多年了,真让人难以置信。OPPcredible ⇨ possible2▸incredibly
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◆Incredibly, a year later the same thing happened again.令人难以置信的是,一年后同样的事又发生了。■unbelievable ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl very difficult to believe and unlikely to be true难以相信的;不真实的◆It's all so unbelievable!真是太难以置信了!◆It seemed unbelievable, but it was true.那似乎不可信,但却是真的。◆I found the ending of the novel a bit unbelievable.我觉得这部小说的结尾有点儿不可信。OPPbelievable ⇨ possible2▸unbelievably
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◆It was published, unbelievably, almost fifty years ago.令人难以相信的是,它在差不多五十年前就出版了。NOTE辨析 Incredible or unbelievable?If you describe sth as incredible you usually have accepted that it is true, even though you still find it very difficult to believe. * incredible通常表示已接受某事的真实性,即便依然觉得很难相信。(There are exceptions to this when the context makes it clear that you do not believe sth.也有例外,就是上下文清楚表明了不相信某事◆You surely don't believe this incredible accusation against him?想必你不会相信对他的这个不可思议的指控吧?) If you describe sth as unbelievable, you probably don't quite believe that it is true or possible. * unbelievable表示很可能不相信某事的真实性或可能性。■beyond beˈlief
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(in a way that is) too great, difficult or shocking to be believed令人难以置信◆It is beyond belief that anyone could commit such a crime.真是无法相信竟然有人会犯下如此罪行。◆Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.对政府的不满已经达到令人难以置信的程度。ⓘ Beyond belief is used especially to express or describe negative feelings or opinions. * beyond belief尤用以表述负面的情感或观点。