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。
Extra ExamplesPublic 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
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- quite
- utterly
- almost
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- to
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。
Extra ExamplesThe 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- seem
- …
- quite
- utterly
- almost
- …
- to
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin irresistibilis, from in- ‘not’ + resistibilis (from resistere ‘resist’).