so bad or difficult that you cannot tolerate it; completely unacceptable synonym unbearable无法忍受的;不能容忍的;完全不可接受的 an intolerable burden/situation 无法承受的负担;不能容忍的情况 The heat was intolerable. 炎热让人受不了。 Her behaviour has become intolerable. 她的行为已变得让人无法容忍了。
Extra ExamplesThe constant pain made her life intolerable. 长期疼痛使她的生活变得无法忍受。 The job placed almost intolerable pressure on her. 工作给她带来的压力几乎无法承受。 It seems to me intolerable that children do not have the same legal protection as adults. 儿童没有得到跟成年人一样的法律保护,这在我看来是不可接受的。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intolerabilis, from in- ‘not’ + tolerabilis (from tolerare).