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impossible adj.
⇨ impossible impossible adjective impossible ♦︎ out of the question ♦︎ unthinkable ♦︎ inconceivable ♦︎ unattainableThese words all describe things that cannot happen, be done or be true. 这些词均表示不可能的、难以实现的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be impossible / unthinkable / inconceivable to sb◆to be impossible / out of the question / unthinkable / inconceivable for sb to do sth◆to be impossible / out of the question / unthinkable / inconceivable that...◆an impossible / unattainable goal / ideal◆to find sth impossible / unthinkable / inconceivable◆quite impossible / out of the question / unthinkable / inconceivable◆almost impossible / unthinkable / inconceivable■ impossible that cannot exist or be done 不可能存在（或做到）的；不可能的◆That's impossible!那是不可能的！◆It's impossible for me to be there before eight.我在8点之前不可能赶到那里。◆I find it impossible to lie to her.我觉得无法对她撒谎。◆I realized it was an impossible dream.我意识到那是个无法实现的梦想。 OPP possible ⇨ possible 1 2 , possible ⇨ likely ▸ the impossible noun [singular] ◆He decided to attempt the impossible and set up an airline from scratch in three months.他决定尝试做不可为之事，在三个月内从零开始组建一家航空公司。▸ impossibly adverb ◆an impossibly difficult problem (= impossible to solve) 无法解决的难题■ out of the ˈquestion idiom impossible or not allowed and therefore not worth discussing 不可能；不允许；不值得讨论◆Another trip abroad this year is out of the question.今年再度出国是绝无可能的。■ unthinkable (especially written) impossible to imagine or accept, especially because it is so shocking 难以想象的；不可思议的；难以置信的◆It was unthinkable that she could be dead.她竟然死了，真是难以置信。▸ the unthinkable noun [singular] ◆The time has come to think the unthinkable (= consider possibilities that used to be unacceptable).现在该想想以前不敢想的事情了。■ inconceivable / /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl/ / (rather formal, especially written) impossible to imagine or believe 难以想象的；无法相信的◆It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.令人难以置信的是那位部长竟然没有意识到这个问题。 OPP conceivable ⇨ possible 2 ▸ the inconceivable noun [singular] ◆Then the inconceivable happened－I lost my job.接着，难以置信的事发生了－我丢了工作。■ unattainable (rather formal, written) impossible to achieve, get or reach 无法得到的；难以达到的◆Setting unattainable goals will only lead to frustration.定下难以达到的目标只会导致受挫。 |