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impossible adj.不可能的；做不到的 (1) 下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。(2) 我们在一天之内完成这份工作是不可能的。 If it's impossible, it cannot happen, or it doesn't exist. You might wish you could bring Abraham Lincoln back to life for a day so he could come to tea, but that's impossible. People use the word impossible to mean "out of reach" or "too hard to achieve." A terrible situation can be impossible, and so can a person who refuses to compromise or seems intent on making things difficult for everyone else.

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英 [ɪm'pɒsəbl] 美 [ɪm'pɑːsəbl] (1) It's impossible to tell who will win the next election.(2) It's impossible for us to finish the work in one day. Something that's impossible can't be done. If you want to stop eating donuts but you just can't, you might say it's impossible. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不可能的；做不到的 Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen.   [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that]  [the N]It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password...因为没人知道密码，所以任何人都不可能进得去。He thinks the tax is impossible to administer...他认为税金没法管理。You shouldn't promise what's impossible...你不该许诺做不到的事情。Keller is good at describing music – an almost impossible task to do well.凯勒擅长描述音乐——这可是一项几乎难以做好的任务。The impossible is something which is impossible.不可能做到的事；难以完成的事They were expected to do the impossible...他们被指望去完成难以完成的任务。No one can achieve the impossible.这是不可能的事，没人能做到。impossiblyMathematical physics is an almost impossibly difficult subject.数学物理是一门难得超乎想象的学科。impossibility...the impossibility of knowing absolute truth.认识绝对真理的不可能性2[ADJ 形容词]极难应付的 An impossible situation or an impossible position is one that is very difficult to deal with.   [ADJ n]The Government was now in an almost impossible position.政府现在几乎陷入了进退维谷的境地。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难以忍受的；让人受不了的 If you describe someone as impossible, you are annoyed that their bad behaviour or strong views make them difficult to deal with.   [disapproval]The woman is impossible, thought Frannie.弗兰妮想，这个女人真让人受不了。

英语单词	impossible
英美音标	英 [ɪm'pɒsəbl] 美 [ɪm'pɑːsəbl]
中文释义	adj.不可能的；做不到的
英语例句	(1) It's impossible to tell who will win the next election. (2) It's impossible for us to finish the work in one day.
中文例句	(1) 下届选举谁能获胜无法预知。 (2) 我们在一天之内完成这份工作是不可能的。
vocabulary简明	Something that's impossible can't be done. If you want to stop eating donuts but you just can't, you might say it's impossible.
vocabulary扩展	If it's impossible, it cannot happen, or it doesn't exist. You might wish you could bring Abraham Lincoln back to life for a day so he could come to tea, but that's impossible. People use the word impossible to mean "out of reach" or "too hard to achieve." A terrible situation can be impossible, and so can a person who refuses to compromise or seems intent on making things difficult for everyone else.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不可能的；做不到的 Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen. [oft it v-link ADJ to-inf/that] [the N] It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password... 因为没人知道密码，所以任何人都不可能进得去。 He thinks the tax is impossible to administer... 他认为税金没法管理。 You shouldn't promise what's impossible... 你不该许诺做不到的事情。 Keller is good at describing music – an almost impossible task to do well. 凯勒擅长描述音乐——这可是一项几乎难以做好的任务。 The impossible is something which is impossible.不可能做到的事；难以完成的事 They were expected to do the impossible... 他们被指望去完成难以完成的任务。 No one can achieve the impossible. 这是不可能的事，没人能做到。 impossibly Mathematical physics is an almost impossibly difficult subject. 数学物理是一门难得超乎想象的学科。 impossibility ...the impossibility of knowing absolute truth. 认识绝对真理的不可能性 2 [ADJ 形容词]极难应付的 An impossible situation or an impossible position is one that is very difficult to deal with. [ADJ n] The Government was now in an almost impossible position. 政府现在几乎陷入了进退维谷的境地。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难以忍受的；让人受不了的 If you describe someone as impossible, you are annoyed that their bad behaviour or strong views make them difficult to deal with. [disapproval] The woman is impossible, thought Frannie. 弗兰妮想，这个女人真让人受不了。

Impossible Difficult Situation Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 N Impossibly Impossibility