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不堪
bù kān
Meaning
- cannot bear
- utterly
Definition
不能承受；忍受不了；表示程度极深。
cannot bear; unbearable; extremely.
Usage
常用作动词或形容词，表示无法承受某种情况或达到某种极端程度，常构成固定短语如“不堪回首”、“不堪一击”、“疲惫不堪”等。
Commonly used as a verb or adjective to indicate inability to bear a situation or reaching an extreme degree, often in set phrases like 'cannot bear to look back', 'cannot withstand a single blow', 'extremely tired', etc.
Examples
- 1 他疲惫不堪，直接倒在床上睡着了。 (He was extremely tired and fell asleep on the bed.)
- 2 这段回忆太痛苦，不堪回首。 (This memory is too painful, I cannot bear to look back.)
- 3 这个团队不堪一击，很快就输了比赛。 (This team is too weak to withstand a single blow, they lost the game quickly.)
- 4 他的行为不堪入目，让人无法接受。 (His behavior is too disgusting to be looked at, unacceptable.)
- 5 这个任务对他来说不堪重负。 (This task is too heavy for him to bear.)
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