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

• You don't see the moose in the forest, and you don't see the mountain as a humble and impregnable expression of antiquity.
  你不会看到森林中的驼鹿，也欣赏不到古老的山峦展现出来的谦逊朴实和坚定不移。
• This mountain of power where he lives is said to be impregnable.
  据说他住的那座山固若金汤。
• 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。
• No monarch in his impregnable fortress is more secure than the cony in his rocky burrow.
  在巩固城堡中的王并不会比在岩石洞穴中的沙番更安全。
• They will establish impregnable fortresses to defend themselves.
  他们将建造坚不可摧的堡垒来保卫自己。
• The lawyer won his case with an impregnable argument.
  律师以无可辩驳的论据打赢了那场官司。
• 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。
• 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。
• An impregnable fortress; fortifications that made the frontier inviolable.
  一个坚固的城堡；防御工事使得边境不可侵犯。
• 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。