单词	impassable
释义	impassableim‧pass‧a‧ble /ɪmˈpɑːsəbəl $ ɪmˈpæ-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The flooding made many streets impassable Sunday. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Beyond there the gorge walls are often vertical or steep slopes of rubble, impassable whatever the season. Quite apart from the major wetlands, every valley bottom below a certain contour line must have been soggy and at times impassable. Roads became impassable for lack of maintenance. The alternative route down the locks became virtually impassable as the locks were allowed to deteriorate. The introduction to this book said that the Himalayas have formed an impassable barrier in the distribution of Eastern wildlife. The moral gulf between the households was soon judged by Nana to be impassable. There were so many drugs in the streets they were impassable at times. Were the roads really as impassable as he claimed? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► barrier · The introduction to this book said that the Himalayas have formed an impassable barrier in the distribution of Eastern wildlife.· Try standing the legs of greenhouse benches or staging in trays or saucers of water to make an impassable barrier.· The Himalayas have proved an impassable barrier to terrestrial animals. Word family WORD FAMILYnounpassoverpass ≠ underpasspassagepassingadjectivepassingpassable ≠ impassableverbpass a road, path, or area that is impassable is impossible to travel along or through:  The mountains are impassable.
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