不堪设想 () — unimaginable (in a terrible way), too dreadful to contemplate

Definizione

Set phrase meaning consequences are 'too dreadful to imagine' — always about a negative outcome. Similar in tone to 后果严重 but focused on the unimaginable scale, not just severity.

idiom
unimaginable (in a terrible way)too dreadful to contemplate

Esempi

  • 不堪设想
    Rú guǒ bú zhù yì ān quán, hòu guǒ bú.
    If we don't pay attention to safety, the consequences would be unimaginable.
  • 不堪设想
    Zhè chǎng huǒ zāi de sǔn shī zhēn shì bú.
    The loss from this fire is truly too dreadful to contemplate.
  • 不堪设想
    Yào shi méi yǒu jí shí jiù yuán, qíng kuàng huì bú.
    If there hadn't been a timely rescue, the situation would have been unimaginably bad.

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