impossible
adj
noun
ɪmˈpɒsɪəbəl
adj
1
CAN’T BE DONE
不能完成
something
that
is
impossible
cannot
happen
or
be
done
不可能发生的; 办不到的;
2
SITUATION
情形
a
situation
that
is
impossible
is
one
that
you
cannot
deal
with
极难对付的
We
were
in
an
impossible
situation.
Whatever
we
decided
to
do
would
upset
someone.
我们处于困境。 无论我们决定做什么都会有人不开心。
Helen’s
refusal
to
cooperate
put
me
in
an
impossible
position
.
海伦拒绝合作，使我进退两难。
His
attitude
is
making
life
impossible
for
the
rest
of
the
team.
他的态度使队里其他人的日子很难过。
He
was
facing
impossible
odds.
他面临的情况极为不利。
3
PERSON
人
behaving
in
a
very
unreasonable
and
annoying
way
〔行为〕不讲道理的，令人讨厌的
Oh,
you’re
just
impossible!
噢，你真不讲道理！
Some
sales
managers
think
selling
abroad
is
impossibly
difficult.
有些销售经理认为销往国外极其困难。
100
percent
airline
secu¬rity
is
a
practical
impossibility.
百分之百的航空安全是几乎不可能的。
noun
4
the impossible
something
that
cannot
be
done
不可能的事
attempt/do/ask
etc
the
impossible
I
just
want
to
be
able
to
buy
healthy
food
at
a
reasonable
price.
Is
that
asking
the
impossible?
我只是想能以合理的价格买到健康食品。难道这是在要求不可能的事吗？