impregnable

英 [ɪmˈpreɡnəbl]

美 [ɪmˈpreɡnəbl]

adj.  坚不可摧的; 牢不可破的; 不可战胜的; 难以改变的

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BNC.19132 / COCA.25486

牛津词典

adj.

• 坚不可摧的；牢不可破的
  an impregnable building is so strongly built that it cannot be entered by force
  1. an impregnable fortress
     坚不可摧的要塞
• 不可战胜的；难以改变的
  strong and impossible to defeat or change
  1. The team built up an impregnable 5-1 lead.
     这个队以5:1的绝对优势领先。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 牢不可破的;固若金汤的;无法攻取的
  If you describe a building or other place asimpregnable, you mean that it cannot be broken into or captured.
  1. The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable...
     古老的荷兰城堡城墙又厚又高,看起来几乎固若金汤。
  2. In those impregnable mountains, the guerrillas could hold out for years.
     在那些易守难攻的大山里，游击队可以坚持很多年。
• ADJ 不可战胜的;不可撼动的
  If you say that a person or group isimpregnable, or their position isimpregnable, you think they cannot be defeated by anyone.
  1. The Bundesbank's seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken.
     德意志联邦银行看似不可撼动的地位开始削弱了。

英英释义

adj

• incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted
  1. an impregnable argument
  2. impregnable self-confidence
  Synonym:inexpugnable
• capable of conceiving
  Synonym:conceptive
• immune to attack
  1. an impregnable fortress
  2. fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
  3. a secure telephone connection
  Synonym:inviolablesecurestrongunassailableunattackable

双语例句

• Therefore, company, if wants to be in an impregnable position in the intense market competition must seek some new breakthroughs.
  所以，公司要想在激烈的市场竞争中立于不败之地必须寻求一些新的突破。
• I am in that second category: in 1991, the community where I was living in the USSR imploded unexpectedly into a brutal civil war, leaving me haunted by the awareness that seemingly impregnable systems can sometimes be very fragile.
  我属于第二种：1991年，我所生活的前苏联社会出人意料地陷入了残酷的内战，这让我痛苦地意识到，表面上牢不可破的体系有时也会非常脆弱。
• Their impregnable arguments are hard to rebut.
  他们牢不可破的论点很难被驳倒。
• Even vast companies with seemingly impregnable market positions can fail if they lose sight of why they are in business.
  如果忘记了存在的目的，即便是那些市场地位看上去坚不可摧的大型企业也可能倒闭。
• This is an impregnable fortress.
  这个堡垒是攻不破的。
• Not long ago, Nokia and BlackBerry looked nearly as impregnable as Apple does today.
  不久以前，诺基亚和黑莓（BlackBerry）也曾与如今的苹果一样，有着看似几乎固若金汤的地位。
• In those impregnable mountains, the guerrillas could hold out for years.
  在那些易守难攻的大山里，游击队可以坚持很多年。
• This core, the Citadel, remains impregnable while its adherents fashion an increasingly baroque fantasy.
  虽然该理论的拥护者打造出一种越来越具巴洛克风格的空想，但这个核心或曰堡垒（theCitadel）却牢不可破。
• Some Republicans privately concede Mr Obama's position may be impregnable.
  一些共和党人私下承认，奥巴马的地位可能固若金汤。
• I was quite relieved to see that the impregnable Miss Crabbe could feel emotion.
  看到那位从不动心的克拉布小姐也动起情来，我感到十分地宽慰。