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

• For Mr Brown, it is Mervyn King, whom he has reappointed to an equally impregnable position.
  给布朗添乱的则是默文金（mervynking），他受布朗二度任命，地位与贝克特一样稳固。
• History is littered with fallen titans, from United Steel to IBM, whose leadership once seemed impregnable.
  历史上尽是些陨落的巨头，从UnitedSteel到IBM，它们的领袖地位都曾看似牢不可破。
• This is an impregnable fortress.
  这个堡垒是攻不破的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• An impregnable security truck, wired with explosives.
  绑着炸药的坚不可摧的安全运货车。