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

GRETEM8

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

• 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。
• In the condition of the market economy, whoever has possessed famous brand, who will grasp the active right of market competition and can be in an impregnable position.
  在以竞争求生存的市场经济条件下，谁拥有了名牌，谁就掌握了市场竞争的主动权，就能立于不败之地。
• 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。
• 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。
• You can fit your house with burglar alarms and double locks but your home will never be impregnable against determined thieves.
  你可给你的房子安装防盗警报器和双重锁，但你的家对下决心要偷的人来说永远也不会是牢不可破的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In combination, these two trends threaten to shake the foundation of the modern university, in much the same way that other seemingly impregnable institutions have been torn apart.
  这两种趋势结合起来动摇了当代大学的基础，和其他貌似坚不可摧的机构被四分五裂的方式大同小异。
• 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。