| 词汇 | impregnable |
| 释义 | impregnable adjective uk /ɪmˈpreɡ.nə.bəl/ us /ɪmˈpreɡ.nə.bəl/ A building or other place that is impregnable is so strongly built and/or defended that it cannot be entered by force: （建筑或其他场所）坚不可摧的，固若金汤的 Despite burglar alarms and window locks, homes are never impregnable against determined thieves.即使家里装上防盗警报器并锁好窗户，也挡不住贼心不死的小偷。 mainly UK powerful and impossible to beat, especially in sport: （尤指体育运动中）不可战胜的 impregnable leadSurrey have been building up an impregnable lead in this season's County Championship.在本赛季的全郡锦标赛中，萨里队已经遥遥领先，势不可当。 Safe and secure airworthiness as safe as housesidiom biosafety bite clear of something harmlessness have/lead a sheltered lifeidiom health and safety impregnably in safe handsidiom out of danger potable protected roadworthy safe unassailed unbruised unthreatening untouchable well kept You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Physically strong and powerful impregnable | American Dictionaryimpregnable adjective us/ɪmˈpreɡ·nə·bəl/ so strongly made that it cannot be broken into or taken by force: an impregnable fortress Examples of impregnableimpregnable They have two great assets —impregnable mountains and magnificent harbours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However strong the store may be, nothing would be really impregnable, and the stores would be most tempting targets for any wrongdoer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have gone into battle once a year, but the fortress has remained virtually impregnable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authority would be placed in an impregnable position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had an impregnable bargaining card in that flat refusal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am going to put forward the view that in certain circumstances the fortress is not impregnable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whilst we all recognise the defects well enough, instinctively we regard the fortress as impregnable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think the right answer is to try to make all roads impregnable to cattle and sheep. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have already made known my own view that total, impregnable security is not compatible with the free society we enjoy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this country at least we are impregnable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am quite ready to admit that it should be the duty of us all to render our country impregnable to attack. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are those industries so impregnable that a little adjustment here or there may not do them harm? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no prison that is impregnable to the slyness, the cleverness and the potential of the revolutionaries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, the result of constant and consistent pressure from external sources is that the system becomes almost impregnable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I said just now that the finance of this country stood out like an impregnable rock in the middle of the sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of impregnable These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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