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untenable

英 [ʌnˈtenəbl]

美 [ʌnˈtenəbl]

adj.  难以捍卫的; 站不住脚的; 不堪一击的

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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
      1. 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。

    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.
      1. 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。
      2. He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
        他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。

    英英释义

    adj

    • (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
        Synonym:indefensible

      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。