irresistible

英 [ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl]

美 [ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl]

adj.  不可遏止的; 无法抵制的; 极诱人的; 忍不住想要的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 不可遏止的；无法抵制的
  so strong that it cannot be stopped or resisted
  1. I felt an irresistible urge to laugh.
     我禁不住想笑出来。
  2. His arguments were irresistible.
     他的论点无可反驳。
• 极诱人的；忍不住想要的
  so attractive that you feel you must have it
  1. an irresistible bargain
     忍不住想买的便宜货
  2. The bright colours were irresistible to the baby.
     那些鲜艳的色彩逗得婴儿直想去抓。
  3. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不可抵抗的;不可抗拒的;不能压制的
  If you describe something such as a desire or force asirresistible, you mean that it is so powerful that it makes you act in a certain way, and there is nothing you can do to prevent this.
  1. It proved an irresistible temptation to Hall to go back.
     事实证明回去对霍尔是个不可抗拒的诱惑。
  2. ...irresistible pressure from the financial markets...
     来自金融市场的不可抗拒的压力
  3. They feel the case for change is irresistible.
     他们认为求变的理由不容反驳。
• ADJ-GRADED 吸引人的;富有诱惑力的
  If you describe something or someone asirresistible, you mean that they are so good or attractive that you cannot stop yourself from liking them or wanting them.
  1. The music is irresistible.
     音乐非常好听，令人难以抗拒。
  2. ...irresistible granary bread.
     诱人的全麦面包

英英释义

adj

• overpoweringly attractive
  1. irresistible beauty
• impossible to resist
  1. irresistible (or resistless) impulses
  2. what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?
  Synonym:resistless

双语例句

• In the final analysis the will of the people is irresistible.
  归根到底，人民的意志是不可抗拒的。
• They feel the case for change is irresistible.
  他们认为求变的理由不容反驳。
• But travelling by bike is an irresistible experience, combining a mental and physical challenge.
  但骑自行车旅行是一种无法抗拒的体验，是对精神和身体的双重挑战。
• The music is irresistible.
  音乐非常好听，令人难以抗拒。
• Keegan's team have been cutting an irresistible swathe through the first division.
  基冈的球队在甲级赛中所向披靡。
• Just one more woman that finds you irresistible.
  又一位女性发现了你的无可抗拒的魅力了。
• The pressure for development is almost irresistible.
  要求发展的压力几乎不可抗拒。
• This famous works has irresistible attraction to people of different social classes.
  这部著作对于社会各阶层的人们都具有不可抗拒的吸引力。
• In this world, in fact, everyone with a nose cancer, the death that is irresistible.
  在这个世界上，其实每个人都患有一种癌症，那就是不可抗拒的死亡。
• I came upon an irresistible item at a yard sale.
  在一次庭院拍卖会上，我偶然发现了一个忍不住想买的东西。