impossible

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a. 不可能的, 难以置信的, 令人无法忍受的

发音

UK /ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/
UK /ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bl̩/
UK /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/
UK /ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bl̩/
CA /ɪmˈpɑ.sə.bəl/
US /ɪmˈpɑ.sə.bəl/
CA /ɪmˈpɑ.sə.bl̩/
US /ɪmˈpɑ.sə.bl̩/
AU /ɪmˈpɔs.ɪ.bəl/
AU /ɪmˈpɔs.ɪ.bl̩/

词形变化

impossibles 复数 impossibles impossiblest more impossible 比较级 most impossible 最高级

别名

inpossible

教材释义与例句

名词

不可能；不可能的事

something that cannot be done

形容词

不可能的；不可能存在的；难以忍受的；不真实的

something that is impossible cannot happen or be done

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An impossibility.

  2. 2.

    A skateboard trick consisting of a backflip performed in midair.

adj. A2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

    不可能的

    不会发生

    冇可能嘅

    13 March 1962, John F. Kennedy, speech at the White House Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

    It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.

    Sarah thinks that nothing is impossible because things can always somehow happen.

  2. 2.

    Very difficult to deal with.

    非正式

    You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!

    This humidity is impossible.

  3. 3.

    imaginary

    过时 数学

    impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

impossibility
形容词

同义词 4

unacceptable unimaginable inconceivable out of the question

反义词 1

possible

近义相关 10

out hopeless unbearable unthinkable intolerable unattainable unendurable unfeasible unworkable impracticable

参见 6

hopeless unthinkable unrealistic impractical insurmountable unsurmountable

相关短语

impossible dream impossible bottle impossible bottles impossible trinity impossible dreams impossible event [计] 不可能事件 impossible events impossible story impossible stories impossible pie impossible pies impossible trident impossible tridents impossible dip

词源

From Middle English impossible, equivalent to im- + possible.

来源：wiktionary