| 单词 | impregnable |
| 释义 | impregnable (ɪmpregnəbəl ) 1. adjective If you describe a building or other place as impregnable, you mean that it cannot be broken into or captured. The old Dutch fort with its thick high walls looks virtually impregnable. In those impregnable mountains, the guerrillas could hold out for years. Synonyms: invulnerable, strong, secure, unbeatable 2. adjective If you say that a person or group is impregnable, or their position is impregnable, you think they cannot be defeated by anyone. The bank's seemingly impregnable position has begun to weaken. Collocations: seemingly impregnable Defenders will drop extra men from their seemingly impregnable rush defence lines. Times,Sunday Times But with enormous courage they toppled three seemingly impregnable dictators. Times, Sunday Times Masterly cross-examinations and brilliant closing speeches that destroyed a seemingly impregnable prosecution would be meticulously reconstructed on the page. Times, Sunday Times Even in the long term, a seemingly impregnable wall of corporate indifference to what we were trying to achieve did not deter us. Times, Sunday Times The castle was surrounded by a triple ring of forts making its position seemingly impregnable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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