irrepressible

Definitions

ir- (not) + repress (press back) + -ible (able to be) = 'cannot be pressed back' — energy or spirit that can't be held down.

Common Collocations

• 1.irrepressible spirit压抑不住的精神
• 2.irrepressible energy无法遏制的活力
• 3.irrepressible enthusiasm按捺不住的热情

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Despite everything, she kept her irrepressible spirit.

• 2.

  The puppy was a bundle of irrepressible energy.