单词 | impassable |
释义 | impassable (ɪmpɑːsəbəl , -pæs- ) adjective If a road, path, or route is impassable, it is impossible to travel over because it is blocked or in bad condition. If one or two bridges are impassable the other villages are blocked with traffic. Synonyms: blocked, closed, obstructed, impenetrable Collocations: impassable barrier If not torn down, they will form an impassable barrier to loving unity. Christianity Today They dashed on, but when within 25 yards of the foe they were brought to a halt by an impassable barrier of felled trees. Times, Sunday Times His report of an impassable barrier forestalled further visitation to the area for two hundred years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Waterfalls about two miles from the stream mouth apparently are not an impassable barrier for migrating trout. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cavalry were jammed together, unable to advance, and the high banks on either side seemed to offer an impassable barrier to artillery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First came impassable roads and a fallen tree that knocked out the power for 48 hours. Times, Sunday Times It was where emergency services and others went first to get urgent messages out: cancelled events, closed schools, impassable roads, sewage contamination. Times, Sunday Times Or, more accurately, impassable roads, one-way streets and other odd routes. Times, Sunday Times In our cities and on our roads the drainage systems are overwhelmed when rain falls so hard and this has led to awful driving conditions and impassable roads. Times, Sunday Times Fifty communities were isolated, with at least thirteen of them due to impassable roads. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was no electricity, no running water; the only track in and out was virtually impassable. Times, Sunday Times But that morning the route was virtually impassable. Times, Sunday Times The sandy turns became virtually impassable, and the event was stopped after 75 of 78 laps. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He travelled during the summer, even though traveling during this time was extremely strenuous and paths virtually impassable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sandy turns at the ends of the track became virtually impassable with stuck and stalled cars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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