irresistible

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ir·re·sis·ti·ble /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl◂/ adjectiveadj

1 ATTRACTso attractive, desirable etc that you cannot prevent yourself from wanting it 无法抗拒的；非常诱人的

irresistible to

Tax-cutting proposals could prove irresistible to lawmakers.

减税议案可能最终会让立法者无法抗拒其诱惑。

Men find Natalie irresistible.

男人们觉得无法抗拒纳塔莉的魅力。

2 PREVENTtoo strong or powerful to be stopped or prevented 〔力量太强大而〕不可遏止的；不可避免的

I was overcome by an irresistible urge to cry.

我控制不住想大哭一场。

—irresistibly adverbadv

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irresistible• This was an irrational longing too, but after a while it became irresistible.• To my parents, the pull of this beautiful country town must have seemed irresistible.• And today it takes on much more irresistible allure.• the irresistible aroma of fresh bread• Gardeners who find everything at the nursery irresistible can end up with a hodgepodge, rather than a pleasing overall effect.• The table was covered with irresistible chocolate desserts of all descriptions.• Current philosophy of science largely remains hostile to the idea that iron laws and irresistible forces are at work.• Sharing a club chair with Elliot, six-month-old Gabe keeps turning his irresistible gummy smiles on me.• Felicitys were not supposed to be irresistible to men.• High interest rates have made these saving plans irresistible to small investors.• The cuckoo's cavernous red gape may be irresistible to the overworked foster parents.• By concentrating only on the sound, I lost the irresistible urge to hit the ball hard.

find ... irresistible• It was no wonder that Gary found the atmosphere irresistible.• National television and periodicals find Victoria Gotti irresistible.• She wanted to stop him, but she found him totally irresistible.• The two-faced Tartuffe finds her irresistible.• To put it another way, we find fun simply irresistible.• Yet no matter how high, women find motherhood irresistible.• But the most sought-after smell - the one which women find irresistible - still eludes the experts.• After accidentally swallowing a certain brand of flake, you find you are irresistible to females.

irresistible urge• As soon as they sit down and relax again, this irresistible urge returns.• Or perhaps they felt an irresistible urge to act as Guardians of Truth.• Roth was possessed by an irresistible urge to fix things up.• By concentrating only on the sound, I lost the irresistible urge to hit the ball hard.

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