| 单词 | unattainable |
| 释义 | unattainable (once / 3565 pages) adj Something unattainable is out of reach — you can't attain it or achieve it. Unfortunately, a lot of things in life are unattainable. For most of us, making a billion dollars is unattainable. Marrying a famous movie star is probably also unattainable. Flying to the moon in a private space yacht is totally unattainable. If something is unattainable, then you just can't get it. In life, it's not always easy to see what's unattainable and what's attainable, which can cause a lot of frustration. WORD FAMILYunattainable: unattainableness, unattainably+/attain: attainable, attained, attaining, attainment, attains/attainable: attainability, attainableness, unattainable/attainment: attainments USAGE EXAMPLES“I don’t tie myself up in such knots anymore about trying to get something that is unattainable or ——” New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Body positivity is laudably meant to push back against media obsession with twig-thin models and projecting an unattainable and unhealthily thin perfection. Salon(Dec 20, 2016) Canada withdrew from Kyoto in 2011 after deciding that its targets were unattainable. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) adj impossible to achieve an unattainable goal Syn unachievable, undoable, unrealizable impossible not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with |
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