incurable

[US]/ɪnˈkjuərəbl/
[UK]/ɪnˈkjʊrəbəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 无法治愈的,不可救药的
n. 无法治愈,不可救药
adv. 无法治愈地,不可救药地
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

incurable disease

不治之症

incurable illness

无法治愈的疾病

incurable condition

不可治愈的状态

Example Sentences

an incurable optimist; an incurable smoker.

坚定不移的乐观主义者;不可救药的烟民

an incurable romantic

不可矫正的言行浪漫的人

I am an incurable romantic.

我是个无可救药的浪漫的人。

alleviative treatment for an incurable disease.

对不治之症的缓解性治疗

immoderate and incurable vanity. humility

不可救药的过分自负 humility

He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.

他们有不可救药的,到处蔓延的裙带主义。

he's a con man with an incurable ulcer called gambling.

他是一个骗子,嗜赌的毛病难改。

All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.

三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病。

Real-world Examples

The incessant anxiety and strain of some is a well-nigh incurable form of disease.

有些人心中那挥之不去的焦虑和紧张几乎已经变成了一种无药可救的疾病。

Source: Selected Works from Walden Pond

In 2014 Sir Anthony had been diagnosed with incurable cancer.

2014年,安东尼先生被诊断为不治之症。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

He was diagnosed with " incurable paranoid delirium" and underwent electroshock treatment.

他被诊断为“无法治愈的偏执性谵妄” 接受了电击治疗。

Source: Crash Course in Drama

Every indication told me that the spine was transected, which would have been incurable.

我从种种迹象判断脊柱已被横切,而这是不可治愈的。

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

As she sifts through the tainted past, Wolf is horrified by her own “incurable” gullibility.

当沃尔夫细究其不堪回首的过往,她因自身那“无法治愈”的易轻信他人的性格而惊恐。

Source: The Economist - Arts

Five years later, the government was facing a possible epidemic of an incurable and fatal disease.

5年后,不治之症的盛行成为了政府面临的挑战。

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2016

Polio has re-emerged in the Philippines nearly 2 decades after the incurable disease was declared eradicated.

天花再现菲律宾。而近20年前,这种无药可救的疾病在菲律宾宣称已根除。

Source: BBC Listening September 2019 Collection

A death sentence means the punishment of death for committing a crime, or from an incurable disease.

判死刑是指对犯罪的死亡惩罚或对不治之症的死亡诊断。

Source: 6 Minute English

Just as medical men occasionally send their incurables to a quack.

就像医务人员偶尔会把他们的不治之症送到庸医那里一样。

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Part Two)

Cancers become almost incurable once they metastasize.

癌症一旦转移就几乎无法治愈。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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