can't stand it / to be unable to bear / to be unable to resist
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effortless / not expending the slightest effort
Headword or pronunciation毫不费力
(idiom) in an unending stream / continuous
Headword or pronunciation源源不断
not many / only a few
Headword or pronunciation为数不多
omnipresent
Headword or pronunciation无所不在
unknown / unable to find out
Headword or pronunciation不得而知
not completely / endlessly
Headword or pronunciation不尽
equally matched / about the same
Headword or pronunciation不相上下
stuck and not moving forward (idiom) / stagnant / in a rut / at a standstill
Headword or pronunciation停滞不前
to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
Headword or pronunciation寸步不离
to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory
Headword or pronunciation过目不忘
to fall short of / not as good as / too late
Headword or pronunciation不及
can't help (doing sth)
Headword or pronunciation不由
unavoidable / can't be avoided
Headword or pronunciation免不了
(idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable / rock-solid
Headword or pronunciation牢不可破
cannot bear or stand / be unequal to / very / extremely
Headword or pronunciation不胜
(idiom) unable to withstand a single blow / to collapse at the first blow
Headword or pronunciation不堪一击
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不屑一顾
(coll.) no good / of no use
Headword or pronunciation不济
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom) / to gaze steadily / to stare
Headword or pronunciation目不转睛
to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled / to end up with nothing definite
Headword or pronunciation不了了之
impressive / out of the ordinary
Headword or pronunciation不俗
lit. not a common chord (idiom) / outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run
Headword or pronunciation不同凡响
to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
Headword or pronunciation不翼而飞
(idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
Headword or pronunciation力不从心
to trifle without respect (idiom) / to despise worldly conventions / frivolous
Headword or pronunciation玩世不恭
not to get along well / to be on bad terms / to be at odds / discord
Headword or pronunciation不和
(idiom) it goes without saying / it is self-evident
Headword or pronunciation不言而喻
not to mention / leaving aside
Headword or pronunciation且不说
unswerving / unflinching
Headword or pronunciation坚定不移
bad / ill / not good at / not to be pooh-poohed / quite impressive
Headword or pronunciation不善
(idiom) can't stop praising
Headword or pronunciation赞不绝口
to be penniless
Headword or pronunciation一文不名
inhuman
Headword or pronunciation不人道
(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly / continuously / constantly
Headword or pronunciation不住
indefinite / indeterminate / (botany) adventitious
Headword or pronunciation不定
(lit.) the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom) / (fig.) left completely unchanged / untouched / intact
Headword or pronunciation原封不动
to be nothing difficult / to be a cinch
Headword or pronunciation不在话下
too horrible to contemplate / unthinkable / inconceivable
Headword or pronunciation不堪设想
(idiom) half-dead / barely alive / (idiom) listless
Headword or pronunciation半死不活
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