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cannot help / unable to bear
HSK 5
can't help it / can't bear it
HSK 7-9
to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal)
to be unable to hold back
unreliable
cannot maintain (sth) / unable to keep / more likely than not / may well
the truth will come out eventually; a secret can't be kept forever
to be unable to bear or support
can't remember
ill-founded / groundless
to be unable to repress sth / to be unable to contain oneself
to be unable to bear
unable to brake (stop)
(verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc) / repeatedly; continuously; constantly
not up to it; cannot stand the test
one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb) / (fig.) one who is unwilling to take risks will not achieve great things
(coll.) unable to withstand / cannot bear / can't stand it / no match for
lit. shallow waters cannot harbor big fish (idiom) / fig. ambitious, talented people cannot reach their full potential in a small organization
to lose one's cool / to get impatient / unable to remain calm
(Internet slang) can't contain oneself / unable to bear / can't help (doing sth)


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