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单词 impossible
释义
impossible
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/us
/ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
B1
If anactionoreventis impossible, it cannothappenor beachieved:
（行动或事件）不可能的，办不到的
It was impossibletosleepbecause of thenoise.噪音太大，无法入睡。
ItseemsimpossiblethatI could havewalkedby withoutnoticingher.我似乎不太可能走过而没有注意到她。
He made it impossible for me to say no.他使我无法说不。
Sheatethreeplatesofspaghettiand adessert? That's impossible. I don'tbelieveit!她吃了三盘意大利面条和一份甜点？那不可能。我不信！
C2
An impossiblesituationisextremelydifficulttodealwith orsolve:
（境况）极其艰难的
It's an impossiblesituation- she's got toleavehim but she can'tbearlosingherchildren.这是个极其艰难的处境——她必须离开他，但却舍不得孩子们。
C2
An impossiblepersonbehavesverybadlyor isextremelydifficulttodealwith:
（人）坏透了的，极难对付的
I had toleavethejobbecause mybosswas impossible.我得辞职，因为我的老板实在是太差劲了。
Mynieceis impossible when she'stired- you can't do anything topleaseher.我侄女累的时候很难相处——你做什么也无法使她高兴。
More examples
  • It'sbrokeninto so manypieces, it'll be impossible to put it back together again .
  • Thesignaturewassmudgedand impossible toread.
  • Thegroundwasfrozenhard and was impossible todig.
  • Findingsomewherecheaptolivein thecitycentreis an impossibletask.
  • No one could haveclimbedthatwall- it'sphysicallyimpossible.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unachievable
  • be (a) no goidiom
  • be on a hiding to nothingidiom
  • be out ofyourleagueidiom
  • cat
  • chase
  • ghost
  • goodbye
  • hope
  • impossibility
  • impracticable
  • in/out of the runningidiom
  • infeasible
  • league
  • running
  • silk
  • unachievable
  • unattainable
  • unfeasible
  • unfeasibly
  • unworkable
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Impossible and improbable
Complicated and difficult to do
Bad and wrong behaviour

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impossibility
impossible
noun[S]
uk
/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/us
/ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
the impossible
something that cannot beexpectedtohappenorexist:
不可能的事物
Shewantsa man who isattractiveandfunnyas well, which isaskingthe impossible in myopinion.她想找一个有魅力又风趣的男人，这在我看来是不可能的事。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Impossible and improbable
  • apt
  • aptness
  • be out of the questionidiom
  • be pissing in the windidiom
  • beggar
  • doubt
  • fat chanceidiom
  • fear
  • flimsily
  • flimsiness
  • goodbye
  • goodbye tosomethingidiom
  • impenetrably
  • nail
  • nohow
  • not have a snowball's chance in hellidiom
  • one in a millionidiom
  • pig
  • pigs might flyidiom
  • unicorn
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(Definition ofimpossiblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

impossible| American Dictionary

impossible
adjective
us
/ɪmˈpɑs·ə·bəl/

impossibleadjective(NOT POSSIBLE)

[not gradable]
unabletoexist,happen, or beachieved; notpossible:
an impossiblegoal
[+ to infinitive]It’salmostimpossible to get them toagreeon anything.

impossibleadjective(VERY DIFFICULT)

verydifficulttodealwith:
Traffic atrushhouris just impossible.
(Definition ofimpossiblefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimpossible

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Even with these trade-offs, it wasimpossibleto gain acceptance of the concept by major developers, and even by social housing providers.
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Ideology may hinder or makeimpossiblethe project of making good sense of the past, of producing genuine pasts.
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In many cases, it isimpossibleto predict which particular conclusion a particular individual will draw from particular premises.
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Many remain active outdoors until this becomesimpossible.
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The circularity was planned in the spiral design of the house to express a sense of the infinite,impossibleto evade.
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Other roving stairs include external stairs front and back, almostimpossibleto locate on plan due to discrepancies between set design and location.
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Determining the stability or change of life satisfaction in the long run is thereforeimpossible.
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Trials where participants were not restricted to people with schizophrenia and from which it wasimpossibleto extract results for this group were not included.
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An age determination of acanthocephalans appears to beimpossible.
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People limit themselves to saying that under modern conditions direct democracy isimpossible, therefore that representative democracy is necessary.
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Clearly it isimpossibleto expect every academic to see all the productions they might want to discuss in their work.
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Given the lack of a choreographic score, moment-by-moment comparison of music and movement isimpossible.
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With opera, such triangulation is difficult, if notimpossibleto achieve.
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At this point, it seemsimpossibleto decide between the two explanations.
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Cross-linguistic variation along this dimension makes itimpossibleto define a set of prelinguistic categories that would solve the child's learning problem.
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