" Irrepressible " is a word that is usually used to denote something that is hard to control or restrain .
“势不可挡”常常用来形容那些难以控制或压抑的事情。
Or was it his irrepressible sense of humour rising above circumstances ?
还是在危险环境中他依然有抑制不信的幽默感?
The rush of punters betting on higher prices is begetting a self-fulfilling prophecy : it is the tide of new investment , rather than inadequate supply or irrepressible demand , that is pushing the price of oil ever higher .