| 词汇 | the unthinkable |
| 释义 | the unthinkablethe unthinkable something that is impossible to accept or imagine 难以想象[接受]的事情 Then the unthinkable happened and the boat started to sink. 接着，意想不到的事情发生了，船开始下沉。 It was the job of the committee to think the unthinkable (=plan for unexpected events or situations). 委员会的工作就是要想到意想不到的情况。 Examples from the Corpus think the unthinkable• Aided by sufficient alcohol, we might all be prepared to start thinking the unthinkable.• But gradually Mr Fox and his allies persuaded voters to think the unthinkable.• He is qualified to think the unthinkable and to pose those questions which in normal circumstances would go unasked.• Once vice-chancellors start to think the unthinkable, then the issue becomes part of the agenda and it becomes harder to retreat. → the unthinkable at unthinkable(1) |
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