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单词 unsinkable
释义

unsinkable

/ʌnˈsɪŋkəb(ə)l /
adjective
(Of a ship or boat) unable to be sunk: the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg...
  • But it is because of hydrogen bonds that ice floats, and the iceberg can sink even the unsinkable ship.
  • It does seem a bit inappropriate though considering the unsinkable ship was sunk by an iceberg all those years ago.
  • What other cause would there be to put people into lifeboats on an unsinkable ship?

Derivatives

unsinkability

/ʌnsɪŋkəˈbɪlɪti/ noun ...
  • The outer skin is backed by urethane foam - adding to its ‘unsinkability.’
  • The Titanic is remembered for something else - its hubris, its unsinkability.
  • Its remarkable buoyancy, and the Whaler's legendary unsinkability, was simply a coincidence.
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