难以忍受 (nán yǐ rěn shòu) — unbearable; hard to endure; intolerable
Definition
A four-character idiom for something extremely unpleasant and hard to put up with — stronger than just 'uncomfortable', close in force to 'intolerable'.
idiom
unbearablehard to endureintolerable
Examples
- 难以忍受。Zhè zhǒng téng tòng zhēn de ràng rén nán yǐ rěn shòu.This kind of pain is truly unbearable.
- 难以忍受。Xià tiān de mēn rè lìng rén nán yǐ rěn shòu.The muggy heat of summer is hard to bear.
- 难以忍受。Tā duì tóng shì de ào màn tài dù gǎn dào nán yǐ rěn shòu.He found his colleague's arrogant attitude intolerable.
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