uncontrollable

uncontrollable — 形容詞

1. Something that is uncontrollable is so powerful or extreme that you cannot stop

1.形容詞B2
釋義

無法控制

強大或激烈到無法制止

Something that is uncontrollable is so powerful or extreme that you cannot stop it or prevent it from happening.

例句

The fire on the hill spread quickly and soon became uncontrollable.

山上的火勢迅速蔓延，很快就變得無法控制。

become + uncontrollable (of a natural event)

Daichi felt an uncontrollable urge to laugh during the serious ceremony.

Daichi 在嚴肅的典禮上感到一股無法控制的想笑衝動。

uncontrollable urge + to-infinitive

同義詞
  • unmanageable

    More about difficulty handling something rather than extreme force; often used for people or situations

  • out of control

    An adjectival phrase with a similar meaning; preferred for describing machines, vehicles, or processes

  • ungovernable

    More formal and less common; usually describes countries, groups, or emotions

反義詞
  • controllable

    Direct opposite: able to be managed or kept within limits

  • manageable

    Describes something that can be handled without extreme difficulty

文法句型

uncontrollable + noun

be/become + uncontrollable

uncontrollable + urge/impulse + to-infinitive

用法筆記

Frequently collocates with emotions (anger, laughter, excitement), physical reactions (crying, bleeding, coughing), and natural events (fire, flooding). Also used with urges and impulses followed by a to-infinitive.

常見錯誤

❌The dog was incontrollable at the park.
✅The dog was uncontrollable at the park.
💡The correct prefix is 'un-', not 'in-'. This is a common false friend for speakers of Romance languages.