| 单词 | insurmountable |
| 释义 | insurmountable (once / 3341 pages) adj The adjective insurmountable describes some barrier that is incapable of being overcome. The Great Wall of China was meant to be an insurmountable deterrent to would-be invaders. Although the adjective insurmountable can be used to describe an actual physical barrier, it most often refers to a less tangible challenge. "The runner was disheartened because her competitor had an insurmountable lead in the race." "Because of insurmountable difficulties, the school's fall party had to be canceled. The water heater burst, raining gallons of water down on the gym, and flooding it. Since it was not a swimming party, the school wasn't able to clean up the mess in time to host the party." WORD FAMILYinsurmountable: insurmountably+/surmount: surmountable, surmounted, surmounter, surmounting, surmounts/surmountable: insurmountable, unsurmountable/surmounted: surmountedest USAGE EXAMPLESIn 1959, Raymond Williams described the seemingly insurmountable gulf between the progressive intellectuals of his day and the great bulk of the population. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Good intentions won’t begin to address a problem that’s becoming insurmountable. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) At the time, the research faced two seemingly insurmountable problems. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1adj not capable of being surmounted or overcome insurmountable disadvantages Syn|Ant unsurmountable unconquerable not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome impossiblenot capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with insuperable, unconquerableincapable of being surmounted or excelled surmountable capable of being surmounted or overcome conquerablesubject to being conquered or overcome conquerable, superablecapable of being surmounted or excelled 2adj impossible to surmount Syn insuperable unconquerable not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome |
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