unlivable
adjective (UK also unliveable) uk/ˌʌnˈlɪv.ə.bəl/ us/ˌʌnˈlɪv.ə.bəl/
不适合居住的
that cannot be lived in
The conditions were so poor that the buildings were declared unlivable.
The street violence has become so bad that this part of town has become almost unlivable.
I knew the area and how it was almost completely unlivable.
He suggests that London becomes more and more unliveable as you get older. 他提出,随着一个人年龄的增长,伦敦对个人而言会变得越来越不适宜居住。
不适宜健康居住的
not able to be lived in a way that is acceptable
They made life unlivable for anyone who dared to disagree with them.
She said life was unlivable for kids like them. 她说,对于像他们这样的孩子来说,其生活条件是不健康的。
- More examples
- The pollution in the river, from field run-off and sewage discharge, had made it almost unlivable for native fish.
- The incredibly high prices for even the smallest of flats are making London unlivable for many people.
- The earthquake damage had reduced the apartment block to an unlivable state.
- This development will make the city more unliveable by encouraging car use rather than cycling, walking and public transport.
Opposite: livable