too ghastly to contemplate; unimaginable disaster
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
too dreadful to imagine; unimaginably bad consequences
formalUsed to describe the potential disastrous outcome of a situation. Often used as a predicate, following "其后果..." or "将...".
Rú如
guǒ果
zhè这
gè个
dī堤
bà坝
kuǎ垮
le了
，
hòu后
guǒ果
jiāng将
bù不
kān堪
shè设
xiǎng想
。
If this dam collapses, the consequences would be too dreadful to imagine.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
cuò错
wù误
de的
zhèng政
cè策
jì继
xù续
xià下
qù去
，
jú局
miàn面
bù不
kān堪
shè设
xiǎng想
。
If this mistaken policy continues, the situation will be unimaginably bad.
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Ràng让
yí一
gè个
hái孩
zi子
dú独
zì自
guò过
mǎ马
lù路
，
hòu后
guǒ果
shì是
bù不
kān堪
shè设
xiǎng想
de的
。
Letting a child cross the street alone could lead to unimaginable consequences.
Zhè这
cì次
shì事
gù故
de的
yán严
zhòng重
chéng程
dù度
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
bù不
kān堪
shè设
xiǎng想
。
The severity of this accident is simply too ghastly to contemplate.