单词	impassable
释义	impassable adjective im·​pass·​able (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl  variants or less commonly impassible : incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted impassability (ˌ)im-ˌpa-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē  noun impassableness (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-bəl-nəs  noun impassably (ˌ)im-ˈpa-sə-blē  adverb Synonyms impenetrable impermeable impervious impregnable See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The roads were made impassable by the flood. the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it Recent Examples on the Web In New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns National Park, more than 100 people were evacuated after being stuck for hours due to impassable roadways. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2022 The waterway that links oil tanks in the ARA hub to consumers in inland Europe is currently impassable to most barges, creating a supply bottleneck that could prompt drawdowns in their stockpiles that will need to be replenished ahead of winter. Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 Twenty-five people have been confirmed killed during what officials describe as unprecedented flooding for the region, and the death toll is expected to climb as crews gain more access to currently impassable areas, Gov. Andy Beshear said. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 31 July 2022 Half the length of BR-319 is still unpaved, and that stretch usually becomes impassable during the rainy season, which can last up to three months. Fabiano Maisonnave, ajc, 29 July 2022 Waist-deep snow made the terrain impassable with a four-wheel-drive truck, forcing the search party to return for extreme-terrain vehicles fitted with tracks that can traverse snow. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 Many roads in the capital were impassable but only one home had been flooded, Mr. Lumumba, the mayor, said Monday. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 The Ukrainians tried to force the mass of Russian troops into narrow stretches of terrain — dirt roads that were impassable, thawing fields or swamps that would ensnare vehicles and force greater fuel consumption. Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022 Just like those plaintive messages that have to travel great distances and pass through impassable barriers, thoughts and ideas get garbled through transmission. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 9 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1562, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition impassable adjective im·​pass·​able im-ˈpa-sə-bəl : impossible to pass, cross, or travel … the forest road … led to impassable marshes where the paths had long been lost. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit impassable adjective variants also impassible as in frozen impossible to get through or into the road was impassable until snowplows cleared it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance frozen close impenetrable impregnable impermeable impervious dense compressed thick compact tight tough condensed substantial solid sturdy rigid hard stiff inflexible unyielding firm unbending Antonyms & Near Antonyms passable permeable negotiable soft penetrable elastic flexible giving malleable porous pliable squishy yielding absorbent bendable See More
随便看	beyond beyond (all) expectations beyond (all) recognition beyond a reasonable doubt beyond a shadow of a doubt beyond all expectations beyond all recognition beyond bearing beyond belief beyond cavil beyond compare beyond comprehension beyond comprehension/understanding beyond description beyond dispute beyond doubt beyond endurance beyond expectations beyond help beyond hope beyond measure beyond number beyond one's comprehension beyond one's control beyond one's depth

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