unpredictable

英 [ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl]

美 [ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbl]

adj.  无法预言的; 不可预测的; 难以预料的; (人)善变的，难以捉摸的

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Collins.2 / BNC.6854 / COCA.6653

牛津词典

adj.

• 无法预言的；不可预测的；难以预料的
  that cannot be predicted because it changes a lot or depends on too many different things
  1. unpredictable weather
     变幻莫测的天气
  2. The result is entirely unpredictable.
     结果是完全无法预料的。
• （人）善变的，难以捉摸的
  if a person is unpredictable , you cannot predict how they will behave in a particular situation

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无法预言的；不可预测的；难以预料的
  If you describe someone or something asunpredictable, you mean that you cannot tell what they are going to do or how they are going to behave.
  1. He is utterly unpredictable.
     他是个高深莫测的人。
  2. ...Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather.
     众所周知，英国的天气一向变幻莫测

英英释义

adj

• not occurring at expected times
  Synonym:irregular
• unknown in advance
  1. an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future
• not capable of being foretold

双语例句

• You are inconsistent and unpredictable.
  你这人反复无常，真叫人难以捉摸。
• The subsidies are designed to cushion farmers against unpredictable weather.
  这些补助金用于减轻农民因难以预测的恶劣天气而遭受的损失。
• In dealing with that unpredictable man, you simply cannot follow a prearranged plan, you have to play it by ear.
  和那个捉摸不定的人打交道，你简直无法按预定计划行事，只好随机应变。
• Things are constantly changing and unpredictable.
  千变万化，不可端倪。
• Epidemics and pandemics are like earthquakes. Tragic, inevitable and unpredictable.
  流行病和流行病疫情就像地震一样：悲惨、不可避免而且不可预测。
• Take waterproof clothing — Orkney weather is unpredictable
  带上防水的衣服吧——奥克尼的天气可是变幻莫测的。
• Ships do not encounter bridges and tunnels, but water is more unpredictable.
  船不会遇到桥梁和隧道了，但水变得更加不可预测。
• But some crises may be inherently unpredictable.
  但某些危机可能本质上就不可预测。
• He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
  他喜怒无常，一会儿哭，一会儿笑。
• There were so many unpredictable fluctuations on the Stock Exchange.
  股票市场瞬息万变。