词汇 | unwinnable |
释义 | unwinnable adjective uk /ʌnˈwɪn.ə.bəl/ us /ʌnˈwɪn.ə.bəl/ If a competition, election, fight, etc. is unwinnable, it is not possible to win it: Why are you wasting your time and energy in fighting an unwinnable battle? He believed that the war was unwinnable and they should seek a peace agreement. It is generally agreed now that the war was unwinnable. She was a brilliant lawyer who won many apparently unwinnable cases. The Conservatives even won some seats that had been considered unwinnable at the start of the campaign. Losing and being defeated admit admit defeatphrase battering chase chase shadowsidiom concede defeat fallen give give in go go down knuckle non-winning say say uncleidiom tail take a batteringidiom whipsaw you win!idiom |
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