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indefatigable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·de·fat·i·ga·ble /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/ adjective formal  ENERGETICdetermined and never giving up 不屈不挠的,坚持不懈的 SYN tireless an indefatigable campaigner for human rights 不屈不挠的人权运动倡导者indefatigably adverb
Examples from the Corpus
indefatigableMeanwhile, the body is fluid, strong and apparently indefatigable.Better-known candidates fell by the wayside, but Alexander kept going, like the indefatigable bunny in battery advertisements.She won because of her indefatigable energy and willpower, mobilizing women in state after state where the Amendment was contested.In New York, the indefatigable Olmsted refused to give up the battle.Not surprisingly, the indefatigable Paul-Henri Spaak was in the forefront of these arguments for new departures.But the indefatigable Swans, yellow labels flapping from their shoulder bags, would never dream of sitting anything out.Virginia was an indefatigable walker, both in Sussex and London.That kind of instinctive, indefatigable willingness to engage is a gift, Mr Caen, as unteachable as it is unbuyable.an indefatigable worker
Origin indefatigable (1600-1700) Early French indéfatigable, from Latin indefatigabilis, from fatigare; → FATIGUE
giving determined up and Corpus never


indefatigable
indefatigable /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbəl/ adjective formal
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Early French indéfatigable, from Latin indefatigabilis, from fatigare; fatigue
determined and never giving up
   SYN  tireless:
    an indefatigable campaigner for human rights
—indefatigably adverb


in·defat·ig·ableBrE /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbl/ 🔊 adjective (formal, approving) never giving up or getting tired of doing sth 不屈不挠的;不知疲倦的an indefatigable defender of human rights不屈不挠的人权捍卫者 in·defat·ig·ably BrE /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪndɪˈfætɪɡəbli/ 🔊 adverb