too horrible to look at; cannot bear the sight of
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
too horrible/pitiful to look at; cannot bear the sight of something (due to its wretchedness)
literaryUsed to describe scenes of extreme misery, tragedy, or destruction that are visually disturbing. The variant 目不忍视 (mù bù rěn shì) is also used. Has a strongly emotional and literary register.
Dì地
zhèn震
guò过
hòu后
de的
cǎn惨
zhuàng状
lìng令
rén人
mù目
bù不
rěn忍
dǔ睹
。
The horrifying scene after the earthquake was too pitiful to look at.
Tā他
shāng伤
hén痕
lěi累
lěi累
，
qí其
zhuàng状
mù目
bù不
rěn忍
dǔ睹
。
He was covered in wounds, and his condition was too horrible to behold.
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Kàn看
dào到
nàn难
mín民
men们
jī饥
hán寒
jiāo交
pò迫
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
tā她
mù目
bù不
rěn忍
dǔ睹
，
zhuǎn转
shēn身
lí离
kāi开
。
Seeing the refugees suffering from hunger and cold, she couldn't bear the sight and turned away.