Describes an unbearable hardship or suffering that is too painful to describe in words.
堪能。痛苦或困苦到了极点，已经不能用言语来表达。
宋·李昌龄《乐善录·刘贡父》晚年得恶疾，须眉堕落，鼻梁断坏，苦不可言。”
Her life during the war was so miserable that it was truly bitter beyond words.
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