irrepressible

英 [ˌɪrɪˈpresəbl]

美 [ˌɪrɪˈpresəbl]

adj.  情绪高涨的; 劲头十足的; 十分强烈的; 无法控制的; 难以遏制的

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BNC.19341 / COCA.20380

牛津词典

adj.

• 情绪高涨的；劲头十足的
  lively, happy and full of energy
• 十分强烈的；无法控制的；难以遏制的
  very strong; impossible to control or stop
  1. irrepressible confidence
     十足的信心

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 精力充沛的;开朗乐观的
  Anirrepressibleperson is lively and energetic and never seems to be depressed.
  1. ...the irrepressible Viv Allen...
     精力充沛的维夫·艾伦
  2. Jon's exuberance was irrepressible.
     乔恩朝气蓬勃，精力旺盛。

英英释义

adj

• impossible to repress or control
  1. an irrepressible chatterbox
  2. uncontrollable laughter
  Synonym:uncontrollable

双语例句

• Some transactions are so tempting as to be irrepressible, much as we might want to repress them: school children will be supplied with chocolate bars whether or not the school shop stocks them.
  我们或许想要压制交易，但一些交易如此诱人，以至于压制力有多大，抵抗力就有多大：无论学校商店是否有巧克力棒存货，学生都会弄到巧克力棒吃。
• Basil is irrepressible, funny, and affectionate.
  巴兹尔热情奔放、风趣，且温柔深情。
• In spite of this, an irrepressible curiosity and anticipation, like water boiling on the stove, pushed up against the lid of the kettle.
  虽然这么说，按捺不下的好厅心和希冀像火炉上烧滚的水，勃勃地掀动壶盖。
• An amusement park is the perfect locale for a bunch of irrepressible youngsters to have all sorts of adventures.
  游乐场是一帮精力过剩的年轻人寻求各种惊险刺激的绝佳场所。
• "All right," he said to himself, with an irrepressible frown," let her sleep alone."
  “好吧，“他对自己说，忍不住皱紧了眉头。”就让她一个人睡吧。”
• Having "an ambitious, forward-looking, irrepressible nature", as he described Microsoft on Tuesday, is one thing; having the ideas, discipline and focus to defeat a disparate array of competitors in many fields is quite another.
  拥有“雄心勃勃、锐意进取、百折不挠的天性”鲍尔默周二这般形容微软是一回事；而拥有想法、纪律和专注力，从而击败一群来自各个领域、互不相同的竞争者，则完全是另一回事。
• You cannot keep her quiet for long; she's irrepressible!
  想让她多安静会儿可办不到，她总是欢蹦乱跳的！
• He was an irrepressible man of great imagination.
  他是个活泼自信、想象力丰富的人。
• If the politicians do that, the irrepressible optimism of entrepreneurs will be fully unleashed, and genuine rebuilding from the downturn can begin.
  如果政治家采取了这种做法，企业家抑制不住的乐观情绪将会得到充分释放，真正的重建才会开始。
• Even the weather failed to dampen his irrepressible spirits.
  甚至天气也未能让他高涨的情绪低落。