ADJ-GRADED 难以接受的;不能容忍的 If you describe something as unacceptable, you strongly disapprove of it or object to it and feel that it should not be allowed to continue. 难以接受的;不能容忍的
It is totally unacceptable for children to swear. [+ for]
孩子说脏话是完全不能容忍的。
Joanna left her husband because of his unacceptable behaviour.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, prove, seem令人無法接受;證明不能接受;看上去無法接受▸➤become變得令人無法接受▸➤remain還是不能接受▸➤make sth使⋯令人難以接受◇The cost of these proposed changes makes them unacceptable.這些提議的變更成本太高,讓人無法接受。➤consider sth, deem sth, find sth, regard sth as, see sth as認為⋯不能接受;覺得⋯無法接受◇Most people would consider such risks wholly unacceptable.大多數人會認為這樣的風險完全不能接受。ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, entirely, just, quite, simply, totally, utterly, wholly絕對不能接受;完全不能接受;簡直無法接受;根本不能接受➤clearly明顯不能接受▸➤morally, politically, socially道德上/政治上/社會上不能接受◇socially unacceptable conduct社會上不能接受的行為PREPOSITION➤to令⋯不能接受◇Such a solution would be quite unacceptable to the majority of people.這種解決方法大多數人都很難接受。
unacceptable ♦︎ unreasonable ♦︎ too much ♦︎ intolerable ♦︎ unbearable ♦︎ out of line ♦︎ out of order ♦︎ insufferableThese words all describe sth that is so bad that you cannot accept or bear it.这些词均表示不能接受的、无法容忍的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆unacceptable / intolerable to sb◆too much / intolerable / unbearable for sb◆unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable / unbearable that...◆unacceptable / unreasonable / too much / intolerable / unbearable / out of order to do sth◆unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable behaviour / demands / interference / levels◆an unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable burden◆an unacceptable / intolerable / unbearable situation◆quite / completely / totally unacceptable / unreasonable / intolerable / unbearable / out of order◆absolutely / increasingly unacceptable / intolerable / unbearable◆a bit unreasonable / too much / out of order◆almost / nearly too much / intolerable / unbearable■unacceptable (ratherformal) that you cannot accept, allow or approve of不能接受(或允许、同意)的◆Such behaviour is totally unacceptable in a civilized society.这种行为在文明社会是完全不能接受的。◆Such a solution would be quite unacceptable to the majority of people.这样的解决办法对大多数人来说都是难以接受的。◆Noise from the factory has reached an unacceptable level.工厂的噪声达到了难以容忍的地步。OPPacceptable ⇨ fine, acceptable ⇨ rightadj.2▸unacceptably
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◆unacceptably high levels of unemployment奇高的失业率■unreasonablenot fair; expecting too much不合理的;不公正的;期望过高的◆It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice.要求人家随传随到会显得不近人情。◆The fees they charge are not unreasonable.他们的收费还算合理。◆He was being totally unreasonable about it.他在这件事上蛮不讲理。OPPreasonable ⇨ reasonable■too much
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(ratherinformal, spoken) needing more skill or strength than you have; more difficult or annoying than you can bear力所不及;不能忍受◆What with the exams, and then his illness, things have become too much for him.那些考试,加上后来他又病了,情况已变得让他无法忍受。◆This is too much! First she complains that I'm never in the office, then she wants to know why I'm not visiting so many clients.这真让人受不了!她先是抱怨我总不在办公室,接着又想知道为什么有那么多客户我没去拜访。■intolerable ɪnˈtɒlərəbl; NAmEɪnˈtɑːlərəbl (ratherformal) (of a situation, a feeling or sb's behaviour) so difficult, unpleasant or wrong that you cannot bear it or accept it(状况、感觉或某人的行为)无法忍受的,不能容忍的,不可接受的◆Keeping the secret put an intolerable burden on him.保守这个秘密成了他无法承受的负担。◆Her behaviour has become intolerable.她的行为已变得让人无法容忍了。◆It seems to me intolerable that children do not have the same legal protection as adults.儿童没有得到跟成年人一样的法律保护,这在我看来是不可接受的。OPPtolerableⓘ The opposite tolerable is usually used as a way of saying that sth is almost intolerable. * intolerable的反义词tolerable通常用以表示某事物几乎(almost)不可忍受◆At times, the heat was barely tolerable.有时热得几乎令人难以忍受。▸intolerably
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◆It became intolerably hot by day.白天热得让人受不了。■unbearableʌnˈbeərəbl; NAmEʌnˈberəbl(of a situation, feeling or person) so unpleasant, painful or annoying that you cannot bear it(状况、感觉或人)无法忍受的,无法接受的◆Some of the victims were suffering unbearable pain.有些受害者疼痛难忍。◆The heat was becoming unbearable.炎热开始变得难以忍受。◆He's been unbearable since he won that prize.他得奖以后变得很难相与。OPPbearableⓘ The opposite bearable is usually used as a way of saying that sth is almost unbearable. * unbearable的反义词bearable通常用以表示某事物几乎(almost)无法忍受◆She was the only thing that made life bearable.只因有了她,生活才不至于不堪忍受。▸unbearably
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◆unbearably hot / painful / arrogant酷热难当;疼痛难忍;盛气凌人NOTE辨析 Intolerable or unbearable?In many cases you can use either word.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆intolerable / unbearable heat / pain / suffering / tension / excitement酷热难当;疼痛难忍;痛苦不堪;难耐的紧张/兴奋However, unbearable is not usually used to talk about things that offend your sense of justice, rather than just your feelings.不过,unbearable通常不用以描述令人义愤不平的事物,而用以描述只是令人不满的事物◆It is unbearable that children do not have the same legal protection as adults.It is used more for physical than mental suffering and is generally not used in situations where people have to do sth that is too difficult for them. * unbearable较多描述身体上而非精神上的痛苦,一般不用于描述勉为其难的情形◆Keeping the secret was an unbearable burden.People themselves can be unbearable but notintolerable.描述人本身可用unbearable,但不用intolerable◆He's been intolerable since he won that prize.■ˌout of ˈline
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(especially NAmE, informal, spoken) (of a person) behaving in a way that is not acceptable or right; (of their behaviour) not acceptable or right(人)行为不当,举止令人难以接受;(人的行为)不能接受的,不当的◆You'd better calm down-you're way out of line.你最好镇静一点-你太离谱了。◆If you step out of line one more time, you're fired.你要是再违规一次,就会被解雇。■ˌout of ˈorder
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(BrE, informal, spoken) out of line(人)行为不当,举止令人难以接受;(人的行为)不能接受的,不当的◆What he did was right out of order.他的所作所为极为不妥。NOTE辨析 Out of line or out of order?Out of order is more frequent in British English than out of line, but it is not used in American English. Someone can get/step out of line but not 'get/step out of order'. * out of order较out of line更多用于英式英语,但不用于美式英语。可以说get/step out of line,但不说get/step out of order。■insufferableɪnˈsʌfrəbl (ratherformal) (especially of a person or their personal qualities) so unpleasant or annoying that you cannot bear them(尤指人或个人品质)难以忍受的,难以容忍的◆She's totally insufferable!她真让人受不了!◆He bore a look of insufferable smugness.他露出一副沾沾自喜的表情,真让人受不了。