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单词 unsinkable
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unsinkableadjective

/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl//ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/

unsinkable adjective (SHIP)

If a ship or a boat is unsinkable, it cannot be sunk:

An iceberg sank the "Titanic" - a ship they claimed was unsinkable.

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  • More than 1,500 lives were lost in the accident, which occurred when the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg.
  • Proclaimed to be unsinkable, the battleship was destroyed after the Reconnaissance Unit spotted her at sea.
  • the role of USS Great Britain as Nato's unsinkable aircraft carrier
  • They hoped to gain some 'secret' military information about the fleet, such as how it was possible to sink a supposedly unsinkable ship.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking

  • bail
  • bail sth out
  • ducking
  • go
  • go under
  • ground
  • keel
  • keel over
  • refloat
  • resurface
  • ride
  • ride sth out
  • right
  • run
  • run aground/ashore idiom
  • sank
  • scupper
  • scuttle
  • submerge
  • sunken

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unsinkable adjective (PERSON)

full of energy and enthusiasm, and not able to be defeated or to fail:

She was staying with her grandmother, the unsinkable Olga.

More examples

  • It is a powerful coming-of-age tale in which tragedy is trumped by an unsinkable faith in human nature.
  • Among the fine crop of guest stars are Denis Lawson, Reece Dinsdale and the unsinkable Sylvia Sims.
  • the unsinkable Dolly Parton, who has a big brain under that big yellow wig
  • It has become clear that she follows in the great British tradition of unsinkable good-time girls best exemplified by Lily Savage

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Energetic and lively

  • a spring in your step idiom
  • alive
  • barnstorming
  • be alive and well/kicking idiom
  • be as fresh as a daisy idiom
  • bounce
  • frisky
  • frolicsome
  • fury
  • go-getter
  • high-spirited
  • indefatigable
  • lively
  • playful
  • refreshing
  • sprightly
  • spry
  • supercharged
  • tear into sth
  • throw yourself into sth

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