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indigestible

UK/ɪndɪ'dʒestɪb(ə)l/US/.indi'dʒestәbl/
B2

Definitions

adj.

Difficult or impossible to digest; (of information) hard to take in

难消化的;(信息)难以理解的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
in-not, opposite of
+
digestiblenot, apart, away
=indigestible

in- (not) + digestible = not digestible. Here in- is the negative prefix (contrast ingest, where in- means 'into').

Common Collocations

  • 1.indigestible food难消化的食物
  • 2.largely indigestible基本无法消化的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Raw beans are tough and largely indigestible.

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