so strong that it cannot be stopped or resisted 不可遏止的；無法抵制的 I felt an irresistible urge to laugh. 我禁不住想笑出來。 His arguments were irresistible. 他的論點無可反駁。 The temptation proved irresistible. 誘惑被證明是不可抗拒的。
Extra ExamplesPublic spending has a seemingly irresistible momentum. 公共開支的勢頭看似銳不可當。 He was forced to act by the irresistible pressure of public opinion. 公衆輿論不可抗拒的壓力迫使他采取行動。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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so attractive that you feel you must have it 極誘人的；忍不住想要的 an irresistible bargain 忍不住想買的便宜貨 On such a hot day, the water was irresistible (= it made you want to swim in it). 這麽一個大熱天，我們見了水便禁不住要下去。 - irresistible to somebody
The bright colours were irresistible to the baby. 那些鮮豔的色彩逗得嬰兒直想去抓。
Extra ExamplesThe very high salary made the job irresistible. 如此豐厚的薪水令人無法拒絕這份工作。 You'll find our offer irresistible. 你會發現我們開出的條件非常誘人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from medieval Latin irresistibilis, from in- ‘not’ + resistibilis (from resistere ‘resist’).