irresistible
adjective /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl/
/ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl/
- so strong that it cannot be stopped or resisted
不可遏止的；无法抵制的 - I felt an irresistible urge to laugh.
我禁不住想笑出来。 - His arguments were irresistible.
他的论点无可反驳。 - The temptation proved irresistible.
诱惑被证明是不可抗拒的。
- Public spending has a seemingly irresistible momentum.
公共开支的势头看似锐不可当。 - He was forced to act by the irresistible pressure of public opinion.
公众舆论不可抗拒的压力迫使他采取行动。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- quite
- utterly
- almost
- …
- to
- I felt an irresistible urge to laugh.
- so attractive that you feel you must have it
极诱人的；忍不住想要的 - an irresistible bargain
忍不住想买的便宜货 - On such a hot day, the water was irresistible (= it made you want to swim in it).
这么一个大热天，我们见了水便禁不住要下去。 - irresistible to somebody The bright colours were irresistible to the baby.
那些鲜艳的色彩逗得婴儿直想去抓。
- The very high salary made the job irresistible.
如此丰厚的薪水令人无法拒绝这份工作。 - You'll find our offer irresistible.
你会发现我们开出的条件非常诱人。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- quite
- utterly
- almost
- …
- to
- an irresistible bargain
词源late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin irresistibilis, from in- ‘not’ + resistibilis (from resistere ‘resist’).