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词汇 unsinkable
释义 unsinkable
adjective
uk /ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/

unsinkableadjective (SHIP)


If a ship or a boat is unsinkable, it cannot be sunk: (船)不会下沉的
An iceberg sank the "Titanic" - a ship they claimed was unsinkable.一座冰山撞沉了“泰坦尼克号”,一艘声称不可能沉没的船。
More than 1,500 lives were lost in the accident, which occurred when the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg.
Proclaimed to be unsinkable, the battleship was destroyed after the Reconnaissance Unit spotted her at sea.
the role of USS Great Britain as Nato's unsinkable aircraft carrier
They hoped to gain some 'secret' military information about the fleet, such as how it was possible to sink a supposedly unsinkable ship.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
bail out
buoy
buoyancy
buoyant
buoyantly
capsize
ducking
floatation
flotation
founder
ground
keel over
kickboard
outrigger
refloat
ride
run
scupper
sunken
waterlogged

unsinkableadjective (PERSON)


full of energy and enthusiasm, and not able to be defeated or to fail: 充满活力的,不可战胜的
She was staying with her grandmother, the unsinkable Olga.她跟人称“常青奥尔加”的奶奶住在一起。
It is a powerful coming-of-age tale in which tragedy is trumped by an unsinkable faith in human nature.
Among the fine crop of guest stars are Denis Lawson, Reece Dinsdale and the unsinkable Sylvia Sims.
the unsinkable Dolly Parton, who has a big brain under that big yellow wig
It has become clear that she follows in the great British tradition of unsinkable good-time girls best exemplified by Lily Savage
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Energetic and lively
ablaze
alive
astir
barnstorming
be alive and well/kickingidiom
be as fresh as a daisyidiom
be full of beansidiom
boisterous
crackling
freshness
friskily
frisky
frolic
frolicsome
fury
re-energize
refreshed
refreshingly
rejuvenate
rejuvenation

Examples of unsinkable


unsinkable
Further demonstrations have been done to prove how unsinkable the boats are.
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She was described as a luxury hotel at sea and as unsinkable.
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After the collision, he struggles to comprehend that his unsinkable ship is doomed.
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The company claims the vehicle is unsinkable as all cavities in its hull are packed with flotation foam.
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Because the aircraft will ultimately end up in the water, it must be unsinkable and constructed entirely of environmentally friendly materials.
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Manby also built an unsinkable ship.
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Most trimaran designs are considered nearly unsinkable because even when filled with water, the flotation of one ama is enough to keep the entire vessel afloat.
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Sailors and shipbuilders of the time had a low opinion of the usefulness of lifeboats in an emergency and considered it more important to make a ship unsinkable.
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We have never claimed to build an unsinkable ship.
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Perhaps he remembers the time when the claims were made that the capital ship was virtually unsinkable.
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I concede that there is no such thing as an unsinkable ship.
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They have carried out these elaborate experiments, and they have now come to the very best design of unsinkable battleships.
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Every nation wants to avoid being an unsinkable aircraft carrier, the flattened-out target of a major war.
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I take no pride in the fact that this island is referred to by other people as an aircraft carrier—and an unsinkable one at that.
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We should have taken a step further forward in making this unsinkable aircraft carrier a regular terminus for air transport.
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