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be too horrible/tragic to look at; could not bear the sight; extremely tragic; so horrible that one could hardly bear to look at it

cǎn bù rěn dǔ

惨 不 忍 睹

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slbe too horrible/tragic to look at; could not bear the sight; extremely tragic; so horrible that one could hardly bear to look at it
- tā qī liáng de chǔ jìng ràng rén cǎn bù rěn dǔ
  他凄凉的处境让人惨不忍睹。
  One can hardly bear the sight of her wretchedness.
- níng gù qì yóu dàn zào chéng de pò huài jǐng xiàng cǎn bù rěn dǔ
  凝固汽油弹造成的破坏景象惨不忍睹。
  The destruction caused by napalm bombs was so appalling that one could hardly bear the sight of it.
- jīng guò yī chǎng cǎn bù rěn dǔ de bǐ sài tā dé le dào shǔ dì yī
  经过一场惨不忍睹的比赛，她得了倒数第一。
  She trailed in last after a disastrous race.
- zhè zhǒng jǐng xiàng zhēn shi lìng rén cǎn bù rěn dǔ
  这种景象真是令人惨不忍睹。
  It is a most agonizing sight.
synonym
cǎn jué rén huán惨绝人寰 mù bù rěn dǔ目不忍睹 cǎn bù rěn wén惨不忍闻 shāng xīn cǎn mù伤心惨目

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