untenable
英 [ʌnˈtenəbl]
美 [ʌnˈtenəbl]
adj. 难以捍卫的; 站不住脚的; 不堪一击的
Collins.1 / BNC.18540 / COCA.17260
牛津词典
adj.
- 难以捍卫的;站不住脚的;不堪一击的
that cannot be defended against attack or criticism- His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign.
他的地位已难以维持,因此他被迫辞职。
- His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (论点、理论或立场)经不起反驳的,不堪一击的,站不住脚的
An argument, theory, or position that isuntenablecannot be defended successfully against criticism or attack.- This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint...
从智识、道德和现实的角度来看,这一论点是站不住脚的。 - He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。
- This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint...
英英释义
adj
- (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
双语例句
- But for business-critical functions, abrupt abandonment for non-performance is untenable.
但是,对于企业关键的功能,由于非性能原因突然舍弃是站不住脚的。 - She left, saying her job had become untenable.
她离开了,说她的工作已变得难以继续。 - Superstitions are often thought of as naive, popular beliefs that are logically or scientifically untenable.
迷信通常被认为是一些朴实天真,流行甚广的信仰,从逻辑和科学的角度看都站不住脚。 - I find your theory is untenable and it must be rejected.
我觉得你的理论是站不住脚的,必须予以摒弃。 - We must avoid frittering away our resources on untenable positions.
我们应避免在难以守住的据点上消耗我们的实力。 - Eventually, though, the business grows to a point where that model becomes untenable.
而最终,当企业发展到一定阶段时,这种模式就不适用了。 - Her position as a small and weak state hedged in by a large and powerful Republic became untenable.
它作为一个被强大的共和国所包围住的弱小的州的地位已难以维持。 - This allegation in my view is totally untenable.
在他看来,这种指控是完全站不住脚的。 - But even academic advocates of this approach conceded that it is politically untenable.
不过,即使是提倡这一做法的学术界人士也承认,这在政治上是站不住脚的。 - She was so disloyal to her deputy she made his position untenable
她对她的副手很不守信义,使得他的职位岌岌可危。