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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不能自拔 [bùnéngzìbá]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] unable to extricate oneself (from one's plight)
    他染上了吸毒的恶习,不能自拔
    He cannot extricate himself from the drug habit.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不能自拔 [bùnéngzìbá]
  1. 1. 指深深陷入某种境况,自己没办法摆脱。

Examples

他染上了吸毒的恶习,不能自拔
He cannot extricate himself from the drug habit. 不能自拔
美酒佳酿让多少人沉醉其中, 不能自拔
Good wine is irresistible to many people and tempts them to indulge. 佳酿
他的公司受困于巨额的债务中, 不能自拔
His company is trapped in huge debt, and can't disengage itself from it. 受困
陷在痛苦中不能自拔 自拔

Word Decomposition


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