unsinkable
adjective
uk/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/us/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/unsinkableadjective(SHIP)
If ashipor aboatis unsinkable, it cannot besunk:
(船)不会下沉的Anicebergsankthe "Titanic" - ashiptheyclaimedwas unsinkable.一座冰山撞沉了“泰坦尼克号”,一艘声称不可能沉没的船。
- More than 1,500liveswerelostin theaccident, whichoccurredwhen thesupposedlyunsinkableshiphitaniceberg.
- Proclaimed to be unsinkable, thebattleshipwasdestroyedafter the Reconnaissance Unitspottedher atsea.
- theroleofUSSGreatBritainas Nato's unsinkableaircraftcarrier
- Theyhopedtogainsome 'secret'militaryinformationabout thefleet, such as how it waspossibletosinkasupposedlyunsinkableship.
Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
- bail out
- buoy
- buoyancy
- buoyant
- buoyantly
- capsize
- ducking
- float
- floatation
- flotation
- founder
- ground
- keel over
- kickboard
- outrigger
- refloat
- resurface
- ride
- sunken
- waterlogged
unsinkableadjective(PERSON)
fullofenergyandenthusiasm, and notableto bedefeatedor tofail:
充满活力的,不可战胜的She wasstayingwith hergrandmother, the unsinkable Olga.她跟人称“常青奥尔加”的奶奶住在一起。
- It is apowerfulcoming-of-agetalein whichtragedyistrumpedby an unsinkablefaithinhumannature.
- Among thefinecropofgueststarsare Denis Lawson, Reece Dinsdale and the unsinkable Sylvia Sims.
- the unsinkable Dolly Parton, who has abigbrainunder thatbigyellowwig
- It hasbecomeclearthat shefollowsin thegreatBritishtraditionof unsinkable good-timegirlsbestexemplifiedby Lily Savage
Energetic and lively
- ablaze
- alive
- barnstorming
- be alive and well/kickingidiom
- be as fresh as a daisyidiom
- be full of beansidiom
- friskily
- frisky
- frolic
- frolicsome
- fury
- go-getting
- high-octane
- refreshed
- refreshingly
- rejuvenate
- rejuvenation
- rumbustious
- spark plug
- vigorous