Impregnable
[ɪm'pregnəb(ə)l] or [ɪm'prɛɡnəbl]
解释:
(adj.) incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted; 'an impregnable argument'; 'impregnable self-confidence' .
(adj.) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; 'an impregnable fortress'; 'fortifications that made the frontier inviolable'; 'a secure telephone connection' .
康斯坦丁校对--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.
(a.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant.
海伦娜编辑
同义词及近义词:
a. Unassailable, inexpugnable, not to be taken by assault, not to be stormed, secure from capture, tenable against all odds.
编辑:沃伦
同义词及反义词:
[See PREGNABLE]
整理:斯图
解释:
adj. that cannot be seized: that cannot be moved.—n. Impregnabil′ity.—adv. Impreg′nably.
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例句:
- Melnos is not impregnable. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Bragg had about half this number, but his position was supposed to be impregnable. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- A continuous line of impregnable fortifications circles the outer slopes of the Mountains of Otz. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- At four o'clock Hooker reported his position as impregnable. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- I questioned Thuvia, asking her what enemies the therns could fear in their impregnable fortress. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- His face became livid with rage as he found my guard impregnable, while blood flowed from a dozen minor wounds upon his face and body. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- That influence, in its last analysis, was simply the power of money: Bertha Dorset's social credit was based on an impregnable bank-account. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- The rebel position was impregnable against any force that could be brought against its front. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
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