unbelievable
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·be·liev·a·ble /ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbəl◂/ ●○○ adjective 1 SURPRISEDvery good, successful, or impressive 非常好[成功]的；好得令人难以置信的 SYN amazing The opportunities are unbelievable. 机会好得令人难以相信。 an unbelievable talent 令人称奇的天才2 very bad or shocking 非常坏的；坏得令人难以置信的 SYN terrible The pain was unbelievable. 疼痛实在让人受不了。 acts of unbelievable cruelty 令人发指的残酷行为 It was unbelievable that we were expected to pay twice. 让人难以相信的是竟然要我们付两次钱。3 so extreme that it hardly seems possible 极端的，难以置信的 He’s so lazy it’s unbelievable. 他懒得让人难以置信。 an unbelievable speed 难以置信的速度► see thesaurus at surprising4 BELIEVEvery difficult to believe and therefore probably untrue 不可信的，难以相信的 Yvonne’s excuse for being late was totally unbelievable. 伊冯娜迟到的理由根本不可信。 —unbelievably adverb an unbelievably bad movie 糟糕透顶的电影Examples from the Corpus
unbelievable• The story of another girl isolated at school because she is from a foreign country is at first comforting, then unbelievable.• The things he had heard about her were almost unbelievable.• It's unbelievable how nasty people can be.• It creates an unbelievable pathos for Tithonus.• Sometimes I wonder now whether I dreamed some of it, so much was just unbelievable, so grotesque.• He has unbelievable talent.• It is unbelievable that a very complex form could just come into existence out of nothing.• I find it unbelievable that Mr. Carey does not remember the meeting at all.• I find it unbelievable that Mr. Carvey has no memory of that day.• It's just so unbelievable that she's so poorly.• It was unbelievable, the demographics.• Plastic and unbelievable though the characters may be, yet realistic and true to life are the human temptations and struggles involved.• Even more unbelievable to Etherton was that there was no private photography gallery in this photography-rich city.It was unbelievable that• They were equally amazed at her. It was unbelievable that she was only the same age as many of them.un·be·liev·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus successful, very impressive good, or
unbelievable
un‧be‧liev‧a‧ble S3 /ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbəl◂, ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl◂/
adjective
SYN amazing:
The opportunities are unbelievable.
an unbelievable talent
2. very bad or shocking
SYN terrible:
The pain was unbelievable.
acts of unbelievable cruelty
It was unbelievable that we were expected to pay twice.
3. so extreme that it hardly seems possible:
He’s so lazy it’s unbelievable.
an unbelievable speed
4. very difficult to believe and therefore probably untrue:
Yvonne’s excuse for being late was totally unbelievable.
—unbelievably adverb:
an unbelievably bad movie
▪ surprising making you feel surprised: It’s surprising how quickly you get used to it. | We got some very surprising results.
▪astonishing/astounding very surprising. Astounding sounds a little more formal and a little stronger than astonishing: The results of the tests were astounding. | Things are changing at an astonishing speed.
▪extraordinary very unusual and surprising: It is extraordinary that such a young boy should be so good at maths.
▪amazing very surprising – used especially about good or impressive things: an amazing achievement | It’s amazing what you can do when you really try.
▪staggering very surprising, especially by being so large: The project cost a staggering $8 million.
▪unbelievable (also incredible ) so surprising that you can hardly believe it: It is unbelievable that she is only the same age as me. | The incredible thing is that he thinks he is ugly.
un‧be‧liev‧a‧ble S3 /ˌʌnbəˈliːvəbəl◂, ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl◂/
adjective Word Family: noun: belief, disbelief, believer; adjective: believable ≠ unbelievable, disbelieving; verb: believe ≠ disbelieve; adverb: unbelievably
1. very good, successful, or impressive SYN amazing:
2. very bad or shocking
SYN terrible:
3. so extreme that it hardly seems possible:
4. very difficult to believe and therefore probably untrue:
—unbelievably adverb:
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