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irrepressible

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ir·re·pres·si·ble /ˌɪrɪˈpresəbəl◂/ adjective written  ENERGETICfull of energy, confidence, and happiness so that you never seem unhappy 开朗乐观的;充满精力的 an irrepressible optimist 精力充沛的乐观主义者irrepressibly adverb
Examples from the Corpus
irrepressibleEven the irrepressible Bean was silent.The irrepressible Byrne curled a free kick round the Linfield wall after 15 minutes, but Lamont was equal to it.Compared with the impulsive and irrepressible Ellet, he was rocklike.All through life he was an irrepressible fund raiser.Gazza's goal convinced Maradona there is no greater player on earth than the irrepressible Geordie.But the true believers are an irrepressible group.But the irrepressible Saunders had the final word in the first half.
of so and Corpus energy, full you happiness that confidence,


irrepressible
irrepressible /ˌɪrɪˈpresəbəl◂, ˌɪrɪˈpresɪbəl◂/ adjective written
full of energy, confidence, and happiness so that you never seem unhappy:
    an irrepressible optimist
—irrepressibly adverb


ir·re·press·ibleBrE /ˌɪrɪˈpresəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪrɪˈpresəbl/ 🔊 adjective(of a person ) lively, happy and full of energy 情绪高涨的;劲头十足的 SYN ebullient (of feelings, etc. 感情等) very strong; impossible to control or stop 十分强烈的;无法控制的;难以遏制的irrepressible confidence十足的信心 ir·re·press·ibly BrE /ˌɪrɪˈpresəbli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪrɪˈpresəbli/ 🔊 adverb