Definition
怒不可遏 is a four-character set phrase (成语) meaning 'to be unable to contain one's anger' — it describes a level of fury so intense that the person literally cannot hold it back. It is used in formal or literary contexts, often as a predicate or adverbial modifier (e.g., 怒不可遏地说). Unlike the single-word gloss 'boil with rage,' this phrase emphasizes the helplessness of the person's anger. Use it when you want to paint a vivid picture of someone being beside themselves with rage.
f.e.
to be beside oneself with rageto be unable to contain one's fury
Examples
- ，怒不可遏，。Tīng dào zhège bù gōngpíng de juédìng, tā nù bù kě è, měng de zhàn le qǐlái.Upon hearing this unfair decision, he was beside himself with rage and stood up abruptly.
- ，怒不可遏。Nà wèi fùqīn kàn dào érzi bèi rén qīfu, nù bù kě è de chōng le shàng qù.The father, seeing his son being bullied, rushed forward in uncontrollable fury.
- ，怒不可遏，。Miàn duì zhè zhǒng bèipàn, tā nù bù kě è, yí gè zì dōu shuō bu chūlái.Faced with this betrayal, she was so furious she couldn't say a word.
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