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单词 uncountable
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Definition of uncountable in English:

uncountable

adjectiveʌnˈkaʊntəb(ə)lˌənˈkaʊn(t)əb(ə)l
  • 1Too many to be counted (usually in hyperbolic use)

    (常用于夸张)无数的;不计其数的

    she'd spent uncountable nights in this very bed

    就在这张床上她睡过无数个夜晚。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Seven huge men stood around her, all with an uncountable number of guns and gadgets which she knew how to use.
    • The night air was cool and refreshing, and the sky was filled with an uncountable number of stars.
    • The unfamiliar aspects were the lack of boxes with ‘returned merchandise’ stickers and the uncountable number of times we were asked if we needed assistance.
    • Because of this, mathematicians now refer to the infinite set of real numbers as uncountable.
    • Every individual happening is, in its most fundamental form, an uncountable number of happenings; there is simply no escaping shades of grey.
    • Fast food restaurants were common, we had a few movie theaters, a baseball stadium, a bunch of major shopping centers, and an uncountable number of miscellaneous stores.
    • This version swept the nation in uncountable numbers.
    • It takes almost an uncountable number of signatures to launch a shuttle.
    • But to see them in uncountable numbers along a jagged hillside, or rising out of a sandy wash, or even in haphazard rows along the side of the road gives me a new appreciation.
    • An uncountable number of guns were raised, and Alex was shot.
    • To the right of her was a lavish dining room, and to the left was a library with an uncountable number of books.
    • Within the Milky Way galaxy alone, there are over 100 billion stars, and there are an uncountable number of galaxies in the universe.
    • Twenty minutes and an uncountable number of songs later, Brett finally pulled the car into a parking slot on the black asphalt.
    • While I deal with a few letters to the editor, blog posts and one-on-one discussions, leaders of provinces and nations must withstand daily scrutiny from an uncountable number of sources.
    • After an uncountable number of hours, they were both tired
    • Every student of the academy, and most people in the realm, knew that this area of mountains was teeming with an uncountable number of creatures.
    • There was a grand staircase and an uncountable number of rooms.
    • They had run to the edge of the world and back again, many enemies thus in pursuit, an uncountable number of thieves and competitors perpetually on the hunt.
    • No one sets out deliberately to destroy rivers and streams; environmental damage happens as a byproduct of an uncountable number of individual and corporate decisions.
    • Amidst the uncountable multitude of white marble rooms scattered around the premise, one large room stood out from the rest.
    Synonyms
    inestimable, indeterminable, untold, immeasurable, incomputable, not to be reckoned
  • 2Grammar
    (of a noun) that cannot form a plural or be used with the indefinite article.

    ‘courage’ and ‘information’ are uncountable nouns

Derivatives

  • uncountability

  • nounʌnkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti
  • uncountably

  • adverb
    • An example of something that is uncountably infinite would be all the real numbers (including numbers like 2.34… and the square root of 2, as well as all the integers and rational numbers).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Is our universe all there is, or are there uncountably many parallel universes?
      • The set of possible interpretations is uncountably infinite (in contrast to the countably infinite - there are different sizes of infinities), and so, you can never run out of novel ways to connect the dots.
      • They create isolated instances of beauty because they realise that the excitement and pain of each moment is uncountably precious, a rose we can gaze at and contemplate but which crumbles to dust at the faintest touch.

Definition of uncountable in US English:

uncountable

adjectiveˌənˈkoun(t)əb(ə)lˌənˈkaʊn(t)əb(ə)l
  • 1Too many to be counted (usually in hyperbolic use)

    (常用于夸张)无数的;不计其数的

    she'd spent uncountable nights in this very bed

    就在这张床上她睡过无数个夜晚。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After an uncountable number of hours, they were both tired
    • Because of this, mathematicians now refer to the infinite set of real numbers as uncountable.
    • Every student of the academy, and most people in the realm, knew that this area of mountains was teeming with an uncountable number of creatures.
    • It takes almost an uncountable number of signatures to launch a shuttle.
    • While I deal with a few letters to the editor, blog posts and one-on-one discussions, leaders of provinces and nations must withstand daily scrutiny from an uncountable number of sources.
    • They had run to the edge of the world and back again, many enemies thus in pursuit, an uncountable number of thieves and competitors perpetually on the hunt.
    • Twenty minutes and an uncountable number of songs later, Brett finally pulled the car into a parking slot on the black asphalt.
    • There was a grand staircase and an uncountable number of rooms.
    • Seven huge men stood around her, all with an uncountable number of guns and gadgets which she knew how to use.
    • To the right of her was a lavish dining room, and to the left was a library with an uncountable number of books.
    • The unfamiliar aspects were the lack of boxes with ‘returned merchandise’ stickers and the uncountable number of times we were asked if we needed assistance.
    • Fast food restaurants were common, we had a few movie theaters, a baseball stadium, a bunch of major shopping centers, and an uncountable number of miscellaneous stores.
    • Within the Milky Way galaxy alone, there are over 100 billion stars, and there are an uncountable number of galaxies in the universe.
    • The night air was cool and refreshing, and the sky was filled with an uncountable number of stars.
    • This version swept the nation in uncountable numbers.
    • Every individual happening is, in its most fundamental form, an uncountable number of happenings; there is simply no escaping shades of grey.
    • Amidst the uncountable multitude of white marble rooms scattered around the premise, one large room stood out from the rest.
    • An uncountable number of guns were raised, and Alex was shot.
    • No one sets out deliberately to destroy rivers and streams; environmental damage happens as a byproduct of an uncountable number of individual and corporate decisions.
    • But to see them in uncountable numbers along a jagged hillside, or rising out of a sandy wash, or even in haphazard rows along the side of the road gives me a new appreciation.
    Synonyms
    inestimable, indeterminable, untold, immeasurable, incomputable, not to be reckoned
  • 2Grammar
    (of a noun) that cannot form a plural or be used with the indefinite article.

    ‘courage’ and ‘information’ are uncountable nouns
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