| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_not-able-to-happen-exist-or-be-true |
| 释义 | not able to happen, exist, or be trueThese words describes things that cannot happen or exist, or things that cannot be true. The most common word for this is impossible. You can't be at my party and at work at the same time – it's impossible! His books were filled with fantastical worlds and impossible technology. The opposite of impossible is possible. It's entirely possible to live in the city and never own or use a car. For more opposites of impossible, see the article at possible. If something is out of the question, it cannot possibly happen or be allowed to happen. In informal language, you can also use no way to say that something will not happen or is not true. Going on holiday under these circumstances is out of the question. There is absolutely no way your mother will allow that. No way is he telling the truth. If something is not possible and cannot even be thought of or imagined, you can say it is inconceivable. It's inconceivable that the president didn't know about the military attack. Unthinkable also refers to something that cannot even be thought of or imagined as possible, usually because it is so shocking. A wide-scale nuclear attack is unthinkable. There are many words to talk about things that will probably not happen, or things that might not be true. If something is implausible it is hard to believe that it will happen, or it is probably not true. Things that are improbable are not likely to happen or are not likely to be true. Things that are unlikely are probably not going to happen, or are probably not true, but there is still a small chance they could happen or be true. She gave me the most implausible excuse for missing work yesterday – she said she was taken hostage! It is highly improbable that his visa application will be approved. He said he'd join us for dinner, but given his work schedule, it's unlikely. In informal language, you can say that something is not going to happen, or that something is not true, by saying fat chance. "Do you think he's going to get the job?" "With his poor track record? Fat chance." There's fat chance of that happening. Related articlesnot able to be achieved |
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