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

• No-one knows where they stand with him; he is utterly unpredictable
  谁也不知道他怎样看待他们；他是个完全不可捉摸的人。
• The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  偶然性在似乎无因可查的事件中末知和不可预测的成分。
• They are also confused by its unpredictable and mysterious nature.
  他们还对经济的不可预测性和神秘性感到迷惑。
• 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。
• 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。
• As the Earth's climate has changed, once-regular oscillations in these systems have become unpredictable.
  随着地球气候的变化，这些体系中曾经有规律的循环已经变得不可预测了。
• You are inconsistent and unpredictable.
  你这人反复无常，真叫人难以捉摸。
• Dangerously unstable and unpredictable.
  危险的反复无常和不可预知。
• But some crises may be inherently unpredictable.
  但某些危机可能本质上就不可预测。
• He is a man of unpredictable moods.
  他这个人喜怒无常。