惨不忍睹 (cǎn bù rěn dǔ) — too horrible to look at; appalling; tragic
Definition
A vivid four-character idiom used for scenes, images, or conditions so terrible that one cannot bear to look — stronger than simply saying 'very bad'. Often collocates with 景象/画面/惨状.
idiom
too horrible to look atappallingtragic
Examples
- 惨不忍睹，。Shì gù xiàn chǎng de huà miàn zhēn shì cǎn bù rěn dǔ, hěn duō rén dōu zhuǎn guò shēn qù.The footage from the accident scene was too horrible to look at; many people turned away.
- 惨不忍睹，。Zhè bù diàn yǐng lǐ de bào lì jìng tóu cǎn bù rěn dǔ, bú shì hé ér tóng guān kàn.The violent scenes in this movie are too horrible to look at; they are not suitable for children.
- ，惨不忍睹。Zhàn luàn dì qū de fáng wū bèi huǐ, dào chù shì cǎn bù rěn dǔ de jǐng xiàng.In the war-torn area, houses were destroyed, and it was a sight too horrible to look at everywhere.
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