| 单词 | impossible |
| 释义 | impossible (ɪmpɒsɪbəl ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE to-infinitive] B1 Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen. It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password. He thinks the tax is impossible to administer. You shouldn't promise what's impossible. Keller is good at describing music–an almost impossible task to do well. Synonyms: unachievable, hopeless, out of the question, vain The impossible is something which is impossible. They were expected to do the impossible. No one can achieve the impossible. impossibly adverb [ADVERB adjective] Mathematical physics is an almost impossibly difficult subject. impossibility (ɪmpɒsɪbɪlɪti )Word forms: impossibilities variable noun ...the impossibility of knowing absolute truth. [+ of] Synonyms: hopelessness, inability, impracticability, inconceivability 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An impossible situation or an impossible position is one that is very difficult to deal with. The Government was now in an almost impossible position. Synonyms: absurd, crazy [informal], ridiculous, unacceptable 3. adjective If you describe someone as impossible, you are annoyed that their bad behaviour or strong views make them difficult to deal with. [disapproval] The woman is impossible, thought Frannie. Quotations: It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creaturesA War of Religions Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfastThrough the Looking-Glass It always seems impossible until it's done Collocations: all but impossible Executives at the insurer believe that a rights issue would be all but impossible in the present economic climate. Times, Sunday Times It's all but impossible to look at this painting without feeling your heart wring. Times, Sunday Times The absence of exit controls makes the system all but impossible to police. Times, Sunday Times But from that inhospitable prison, looking ahead to 2012 seemed all but impossible. The Sun Its companies already find it all but impossible to borrow on western markets. Times, Sunday Times If either of these were our aims, we would indeed be on an impossible mission. Times, Sunday Times It was a daring but seemingly impossible mission. Times, Sunday Times In the absence of such a vision, that sounds like an impossible mission. Times, Sunday Times Sadly, it seems an impossible mission. The Sun That was his impossible mission. Times,Sunday Times He points that the impossible quest has had some useful side effects (taxonomy, scientific notations etc.) but dwells mostly on exotic proposals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The last team to play in each series often faced an impossible quest, as the dungeon always collapsed (indicating the end of the series) before the conclusion of the quest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lug set them a series of seemingly impossible quests as recompense. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What seemed like an impossible situation became a probability. Times, Sunday Times The government faced an impossible situation that no one could easily manage. Times,Sunday Times It encompasses a range of skills we can use when we are in an impossible situation or crisis that we have no ability to change. Times,Sunday Times It was an impossible situation to look after our players and staff in the way they wanted to be looked after. Times,Sunday Times This provides a nearly impossible situation for any fact-finding tribunal whether jury and judge, or judge alone. Times, Sunday Times We see a hero with his reputation irreparably damaged, they see only the next impossible task. Times, Sunday Times He firmly held that the completion of the court's mandate was an impossible task unless their expertise was fully utilised. Times, Sunday Times Waving their feet in the air, they were attempting the impossible task of righting themselves. Times,Sunday Times But the lack of stability around the place has made it a nigh on impossible task — and the uncertainty merely added to the pressure. The Sun In most cases, this will be a difficult if not impossible task. Christianity Today I found it literally impossible to get with the programme, even in the face of people's clear distress. Times, Sunday Times It's the same deal with iceskating — it's literally impossible and no one has ever done it. Times, Sunday Times Science has proved it's literally impossible for any human being to stay on all the way to the top. Times, Sunday Times Recessions, because they occur so rarely, are literally impossible to forecast with any confidence. Times, Sunday Times So it was literally impossible to cross the brook without taking an extremely long and time-consuming northern bypass. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not lost as in came second, but lost from a position from which it was logically impossible to do anything other than win. Times, Sunday Times So too with our behaviour: the salmon he caught was not acting in a way that was 'the very opposite of rewarding for herself' - a logically impossible concept. Times, Sunday Times Once we admit that non-human ancestors are morally equivalent to ourselves, it becomes logically impossible to hold the line against other kindred species. Times, Sunday Times Popper heeded the problem of induction as rendering empirical verification logically impossible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Being a fictitious character he could perform tasks that were logically impossible; for example, he could clap one hand in the air when summoning a waiter or a minion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unfortunately he was unable to do so and was never scheduled to appear because prior commitments meant it would be logistically impossible. Times, Sunday Times The time dilation of the spin allows for some large scale projects which would have been politically or logistically impossible before. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It may be logistically impossible to provide detailed descriptive feedback for each student in a large class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This makes it logistically impossible to enforce the fine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the campaign failed after the racecourse said that this would be logistically impossible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not until you say that it's mathematically impossible to lose the title. The Sun Certainly the pressure they put on all companies to be in the top-quartile of pay rates has been hugely damaging, not to mention mathematically impossible. Times, Sunday Times Until it's mathematically impossible to get promoted automatically, you never write it off. Times, Sunday Times It was now mathematically impossible for them to survive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At any point, if it became mathematically impossible for one bank to overtake the other, the final round stopped. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus it is nearly impossible to find a box in the cereal aisle that does not contain an alphabet soup of added vitamins and minerals. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This makes clarification and explanation nearly impossible. Christianity Today (2000) His inability or unwillingness to admit that anything is wrong makes it nearly impossible for him to seek help. POSITIVE THINKING: Everything you have always known about positive thinking but were afraid to put into practice (2001) But they admitted: 'The actual numbers of animals killed annually by plastic bag litter is nearly impossible to determine. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Explaining a crooked one to an unsullied soul like Michelle was nearly impossible. THE TARTAN RINGERS (2002) Bank insiders argue it will be nigh impossible to prove a rate on any one day was among those fixed by dodgy traders. The Sun When those who are paid to dig out facts find it nigh impossible to do so legitimately, no one else stands a chance. Times, Sunday Times People's differing perceptions of coziness make it nigh impossible to please everyone. Times, Sunday Times Many employers do not care to employ youngsters who have had no work experience, and current regulations make it nigh impossible for schoolchildren to gain that experience. Times, Sunday Times However, the high-tech age in which we live makes this nigh impossible. Times, Sunday Times I know we all thought that was physically impossible, that nobody would break the code. Times, Sunday Times Parliament, they argued, could pass any law that was not physically impossible. Times, Sunday Times And provided their assertions about the future aren't actually physically impossible, they will get through their interviews. Times, Sunday Times Like the four-minute mile or the quadruple toe loop in ice-skating, this dive was, for many years, thought to be physically impossible. Times, Sunday Times Structurally, their languages are similar; at a glance, they are physically impossible to tell apart. Times,Sunday Times This has made further direct cash assistance politically impossible, but several ideas are understood to be in play to leverage the fund's reserves. Times, Sunday Times But that would be politically impossible for the coalition. Times, Sunday Times But with a pay freeze already in place, large rises in contributions look politically impossible. Times, Sunday Times But throughout my service, it was politically impossible to do that. Times, Sunday Times Second, make it embarrassing not to care, then politically costly and, ultimately, politically impossible. Times, Sunday Times The salty water is so buoyant that it is practically impossible for a bather to sink. Times, Sunday Times (2015) And, say lawyers, the legal complexities make the plans practically impossible to implement. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He said it was outrageous and practically impossible. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Of these, two are not British and the third is practically impossible to get on the phone. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The plan was theoretically obvious and practically impossible. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Second, it has been shown to be scientifically impossible to interact with, or write about, him without making utterly predictable gags (see above). Times, Sunday Times The public display of affection has delighted and outraged commuters, one of whom said 'they can't be married, it's scientifically impossible to love a wife that much'. Times, Sunday Times That would be scientifically impossible. Times, Sunday Times It was a daring but seemingly impossible mission. Times, Sunday Times They pulled off the seemingly impossible last year. Times, Sunday Times Week after week they never relaxed in the seemingly impossible task of making the familiar completely fresh. Times, Sunday Times Soon, seemingly impossible objectives could be within easy reach. Times, Sunday Times The seemingly impossible has been achieved at this classy four-star all-inclusive. Times, Sunday Times A tiny bit at a time towards a moment when going any faster will be simply impossible. ST For one thing, their demos are simply impossible to responsibly steward, and even our rebels like to be told where to stand. Times, Sunday Times It was 'simply impossible' to arrange such a launch in a matter of days or weeks, he said. Times, Sunday Times But in this age of mobile phones, it's simply impossible to stop people taking cheeky pics. The Sun Piling up 2.3 million stone blocks in just 25 years was simply impossible, he suggests, so perhaps there weren't that many ... Times, Sunday Times The airlift seemed, when it began, technically impossible and it was deeply risky politically. Times, Sunday Times It was, for him, technically impossible to tell a lie, as he believed everything he said to be true at the time that he said it. Times, Sunday Times Actually, that's technically impossible, but no one has ever questioned it. Times, Sunday Times The narrowness of the gate made it technically impossible to enter accompanied by knights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The product has a number of unique characteristics that may appear technically impossible to persons unfamiliar with its method of operation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet, unfortunately, the same lack of narrative sense makes it utterly impossible to care for these protagonists, no matter how noble their fight. Times, Sunday Times Many of the instructions are highly amusing as well as utterly impossible to carry out. The Times Literary Supplement His incredible challenge seemed utterly impossible this time last year. The Sun It would have been utterly impossible had he really been forgiven and received it. Christianity Today The student asked to be excused from the compulsory gymnasium work, claiming it would be utterly impossible for him to participate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The handles are the flip-up type so it's virtually impossible to get a good grip, hence my poor broken nails. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It multiplies rapidly and is virtually impossible to eradicate. Times, Sunday Times (2016) This makes forgeries virtually impossible to detect by law enforcement officials outside Belgium. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It is virtually impossible to know how many spectators paid to get in and how many possessed complimentary tickets. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Proving food contamination is virtually impossible, especially when you can't name the supplier of the beef. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But repressive faith groups make it culturally difficult - sometimes well-nigh impossible - for a member to opt out. Times, Sunday Times Sadly, it didn't 'take' - trying to work the wheel thing with my feet while shaping wet clay with my hands was well-nigh impossible. Times, Sunday Times It gets to the point of making comparison and communication across space and time well-nigh impossible. The Times Literary Supplement There are plenty of destinations that were previously well-nigh impossible to visit — because of politics, logistics or sheer inaccessibility — and are only now being opened up to travellers. Times, Sunday Times However, the latter objective was well-nigh impossible given the realities of the time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 不可能的 Japanese: 不可能な |
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