欲罢不能

want to stop but can't (idiom) / to be unable to stop oneself / to feel an urge to continue

Characters and words in 欲罢不能

desire / appetite / passion / lust / greed

= + : Yu the Great (yu) suddenly feels a strong desire (欲) and appetite (欲) to eat popcorn (谷). As she opens the secret drawer in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) though she finds her popcorn gone and instead an IOU note (欠).
to wish for / to desire / variant of 慾|欲[yu4]

= + : Yu the Great (yu) suddenly feels a strong desire (欲) and appetite (欲) to eat popcorn (谷). As she opens the secret drawer in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) though she finds her popcorn gone and instead an IOU note (欠).
to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish

= + : Beelzebub (b) is on a strike (罢) in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He is not a Sissy though, so he locked his arms in a concrete barrel (去) hanging right under the floor in a net (罒) so he is hard to get at. He will shout at anyone who wants to use the toilet until his demands are fulfilled.
(final particle, same as 吧)
(negative prefix) / not / no

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
cannot / must not / should not
surname Neng
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: bicorne hat.

= + + : Napoleon and the moon are fighting over who's the real Napoleon in the engine's kitchen. They both wield a ladle each. During the battle, Napoleon destroys the moon's fake nose, while the moon dents Napoleon's bicorne hat.

Words with 欲罢不能

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Sentences with 欲罢不能

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