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单词 insurmountable
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Definition of insurmountable in English:

insurmountable

adjective ˌɪnsəˈmaʊntəb(ə)lˌɪnsərˈmaʊn(t)əb(ə)l
  • Too great to be overcome.

    an insurmountable problem
    Example sentencesExamples
    • One tip Paul was given was not to put off housework for too long, otherwise the tasks become almost insurmountable.
    • It's time to show people who think the challenges that we face are insurmountable that they're wrong.
    • He has had highs of happiness at successes and lows of despair, at seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
    • The underdog shows us people working together to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
    • This is an inspirational success story, proving that seemingly insurmountable setbacks can be overcome on the road to glory.
    • Without it, the challenge is overwhelming if not insurmountable for most students.
    • It is on this issue and more besides that they still strike insurmountable problems with no valid explanation.
    • The insurmountable hurdle for the Liberal Party is the perspicacity and discernment of the public.
    • But while the young lions have a mountain to climb, Howarth insists the deficit is not insurmountable.
    • In the process of bringing the film to fruition, some obstacles that seemed insurmountable were overcome.
    • There would be a need for increased off-street parking, which I feel sure would not be insurmountable for the council.
    • More cyclists would need to take part than last year so the charity could cover its costs, but such problems should not be insurmountable.
    • Government figures reveal the extent to which insurmountable debt is forcing individuals into formal insolvency.
    • Her best advice is to keep on top of things: otherwise, keeping your house in order can seem like an insurmountable task.
    • Inflation and current account deficit are not insurmountable obstacles for the introduction of the euro.
    • There wasn't really any insurmountable generation gap as such, well, except when it came to his music.
    • Every one is presented as insurmountable: few, if any, apparently are.
    • You'll know you need more rest when you perceive small issues or conflicts as insurmountable events.
    • But as a fellow shorty, the Celtic manager is hardly going to judge this as an insurmountable disadvantage.
    • And you're giving a huge and potentially insurmountable advantage to incumbents.
    Synonyms
    insuperable, unconquerable, invincible, unassailable
    overwhelming, hopeless, impossible

Derivatives

  • insurmountably

  • adverb
    • If the configuration of pages and print is too overwhelming, a book may seem insurmountably difficult even though its content is riveting.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Aid must account for a great part of the solution, in order to put an end to this insurmountably horrible crisis.
      • Growing cities often destroy their own water sources, while the new sources further and further away rapidly tend to get insurmountably costly.
      • What a lot of people don't realize is that even though global warming seems like an almost insurmountably immense problem, individual companies and governments taking positive actions really can have a measurable effect over the long term.
      • If all this seems insurmountably difficult, listen to your own intuition that there is more going on here than just an old crush.
 
 

Definition of insurmountable in US English:

insurmountable

adjectiveˌinsərˈmoun(t)əb(ə)lˌɪnsərˈmaʊn(t)əb(ə)l
  • Too great to be overcome.

    an insurmountable problem
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The underdog shows us people working together to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
    • You'll know you need more rest when you perceive small issues or conflicts as insurmountable events.
    • The insurmountable hurdle for the Liberal Party is the perspicacity and discernment of the public.
    • There would be a need for increased off-street parking, which I feel sure would not be insurmountable for the council.
    • It is on this issue and more besides that they still strike insurmountable problems with no valid explanation.
    • More cyclists would need to take part than last year so the charity could cover its costs, but such problems should not be insurmountable.
    • But as a fellow shorty, the Celtic manager is hardly going to judge this as an insurmountable disadvantage.
    • Without it, the challenge is overwhelming if not insurmountable for most students.
    • It's time to show people who think the challenges that we face are insurmountable that they're wrong.
    • There wasn't really any insurmountable generation gap as such, well, except when it came to his music.
    • He has had highs of happiness at successes and lows of despair, at seemingly insurmountable difficulties.
    • Every one is presented as insurmountable: few, if any, apparently are.
    • Government figures reveal the extent to which insurmountable debt is forcing individuals into formal insolvency.
    • This is an inspirational success story, proving that seemingly insurmountable setbacks can be overcome on the road to glory.
    • In the process of bringing the film to fruition, some obstacles that seemed insurmountable were overcome.
    • One tip Paul was given was not to put off housework for too long, otherwise the tasks become almost insurmountable.
    • And you're giving a huge and potentially insurmountable advantage to incumbents.
    • Her best advice is to keep on top of things: otherwise, keeping your house in order can seem like an insurmountable task.
    • Inflation and current account deficit are not insurmountable obstacles for the introduction of the euro.
    • But while the young lions have a mountain to climb, Howarth insists the deficit is not insurmountable.
    Synonyms
    insuperable, unconquerable, invincible, unassailable
 
 
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