英语词汇impossible的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbəl, ɪmˈpɒsɪbəl $ ɪmˈpɑː-/ adjective something that is impossible cannot happen or be doneadverbsabsolutely impossible It is absolutely impossible to predict the outcome of the election.almost/nearly impossible He thought that winning would be almost impossible.virtually/practically impossible (=almost impossible) Getting tickets for the concert is practically impossible.well-nigh impossible formal (=almost impossible) It would be well-nigh impossible to police the whole coastline.seemingly impossible He managed to win the chess game from a seemingly impossible position.physically impossible It was physically impossible for him to climb over the wall.verbsseem impossible Finding time to exercise can seem impossible when you have a demanding job.prove impossible (=be impossible because you have tried but not succeeded) It proved impossible for the two sides to reach an agreement.become impossible As it became darker, it became impossible for players to see the ball.find sth impossible He found it impossible to sleep because of the heat.make sth impossible also render sth impossible formal The loud music made conversation impossible. | The large number of prison guards rendered any escape impossible.nounsan impossible job/task He faced the near impossible task of paying back huge debts.an impossible feat (=something that is impossible to do) She achieved the seemingly impossible feat of breaking the world record.an impossible dream (=something you want, but will never happen) For a small club, winning the cup final will always be an impossible dream.impossible demands She was growing tired of the company’s impossible demands.prepositionsimpossible for sb Lifting such a heavy object would be impossible for anyone.phrasesit is impossible to do sth It is impossible to know if this story is true.difficult, if not impossible (=difficult, and perhaps impossible) Obtaining funding for the film will be difficult, if not impossible.THESAURUS: impossible impractical something that is impractical is too expensive, takes too much time, is too difficult etc and therefore it is not sensible to try to do it: It’s a nice idea, but it’s totally impractical. | We cannot all just stop using our cars – that would be completely impractical. | For various reasons it has proved impractical to build the tunnel (=people found that it was impractical). | His suggestion sounded hopelessly impractical. out of the question used when saying that something is completely impossible, especially because it is not allowed: It’s out of the question for you to go alone. | You can't have more money - it's absolutely out of the question. there’s no way informal used when saying that you think something is completely impossible: There’s no way we can get to the airport in less than an hour. inconceivable impossible to imagine or believe: It seemed inconceivable that there could be an end to the fighting in Northern Ireland. unthinkable impossible to imagine or believe – used especially about something that seems very shocking to people: In those days it was unthinkable for a lady to work outside the home. unattainable impossible to achieve: an unattainable goal | Victory seemed unattainable. it can’t be done spoken used when saying very definitely that something is impossible: I’m afraid it can’t be done - we don't have enough time.ANTONYMS → possible

词组	impossible
释义	impossible /ɪmˈpɒsəbəl, ɪmˈpɒsɪbəl $ ɪmˈpɑː-/ adjective something that is impossible cannot happen or be doneadverbsabsolutely impossible It is absolutely impossible to predict the outcome of the election.almost/nearly impossible He thought that winning would be almost impossible.virtually/practically impossible (=almost impossible) Getting tickets for the concert is practically impossible.well-nigh impossible formal (=almost impossible) It would be well-nigh impossible to police the whole coastline.seemingly impossible He managed to win the chess game from a seemingly impossible position.physically impossible It was physically impossible for him to climb over the wall.verbsseem impossible Finding time to exercise can seem impossible when you have a demanding job.prove impossible (=be impossible because you have tried but not succeeded) It proved impossible for the two sides to reach an agreement.become impossible As it became darker, it became impossible for players to see the ball.find sth impossible He found it impossible to sleep because of the heat.make sth impossible also render sth impossible formal The loud music made conversation impossible. \| The large number of prison guards rendered any escape impossible.nounsan impossible job/task He faced the near impossible task of paying back huge debts.an impossible feat (=something that is impossible to do) She achieved the seemingly impossible feat of breaking the world record.an impossible dream (=something you want, but will never happen) For a small club, winning the cup final will always be an impossible dream.impossible demands She was growing tired of the company’s impossible demands.prepositionsimpossible for sb Lifting such a heavy object would be impossible for anyone.phrasesit is impossible to do sth It is impossible to know if this story is true.difficult, if not impossible (=difficult, and perhaps impossible) Obtaining funding for the film will be difficult, if not impossible.THESAURUS: impossible impractical something that is impractical is too expensive, takes too much time, is too difficult etc and therefore it is not sensible to try to do it: It’s a nice idea, but it’s totally impractical. \| We cannot all just stop using our cars – that would be completely impractical. \| For various reasons it has proved impractical to build the tunnel (=people found that it was impractical). \| His suggestion sounded hopelessly impractical. out of the question used when saying that something is completely impossible, especially because it is not allowed: It’s out of the question for you to go alone. \| You can't have more money - it's absolutely out of the question. there’s no way informal used when saying that you think something is completely impossible: There’s no way we can get to the airport in less than an hour. inconceivable impossible to imagine or believe: It seemed inconceivable that there could be an end to the fighting in Northern Ireland. unthinkable impossible to imagine or believe – used especially about something that seems very shocking to people: In those days it was unthinkable for a lady to work outside the home. unattainable impossible to achieve: an unattainable goal \| Victory seemed unattainable. it can’t be done spoken used when saying very definitely that something is impossible: I’m afraid it can’t be done - we don't have enough time.ANTONYMS → possible
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