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unquenchable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·quench·a·ble /ʌnˈkwentʃəbəl/ adjective  an unquenchable desire is one that is impossible to satisfy 满足不了的 the seemingly unquenchable thirst (=desire) for Western art 对西方美术似乎永无止境的渴求
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unquenchableIs not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?The sudden urgent needs of her body came from her gypsy roots; fiery, desperate and unquenchable.It filled his enemies with terror and his own troops with unshakeable faith and unquenchable blood lust.Still Damocles worried and pecked, coated with blood and frantic with an apparently unquenchable desire to kill and kill again.He has an unquenchable enthusiasm for hunting, and especially for hawking.He gained a reputation as an eccentric but dependable officer of unquenchable high spirits.This exotic potpourri stimulated his own love of natural things and his unquenchable interest in perfumes.
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unquenchable
unquenchable /ʌnˈkwentʃəbəl/ adjective
an unquenchable desire is one that is impossible to satisfy:
    the seemingly unquenchable thirst (=desire) for Western art


un·quench·ableBrE /ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ʌnˈkwentʃəbl/ 🔊 adjective (formal) that cannot be satisfied 满足不了的;止不住的He had an unquenchable thirst for life. 他有着极其强烈的求生欲。🔊🔊   see also quench