impregnable
英 [ɪm'pregnəb(ə)l]
美 [ɪm'prɛɡnəbl]
- adj. 无法攻取的；不受影响的；要塞坚固的；可以受孕的
TEM8 GRE
impregnable 坚不可催的im-,不，非，pregnable,易受攻击的，词源同prehensile,插入字母g.即没法攻击的，坚不可催的。
- impregnable
- impregnable: see prey
- impregnable (adj.)
- early 15c., imprenable "impossible to capture," from Middle French imprenable "invulnerable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Old French prenable "assailable, vulnerable" (see pregnable). With intrusive -g- 16c., on model of deign, reign, etc. Related: Impregnability.
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The team built up an impregnable 5-1 lead.
- 这个队以5:1的绝对优势领先。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The lawyer won his case with an impregnable argument.
- 律师以无可辩驳的论据打赢了那场官司.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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