untenable
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英 [ʌnˈtenəbl]
美 [ʌnˈtɛnəbəl]
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- adj.
- (尤指辩论中的立场)站不住脚的
- 不能维持的
- 难以防守的
- 不能租赁的
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双语例句
- 1. But , intellectually , their position is now untenable .
- 但从理性上说,他们的立场如今站不住脚。
- 2. Women are still not allowed to drive , though privately officials accept that the ban is untenable .
- 不过沙特阿拉伯仍然不允许女性开车,虽然很多官员私下也承认这个禁令是站不住脚的。
- 3. But their strategy of denial-refusing to accept that greece cannot pay its debts-has become untenable , for three reasons .
- 但是他们的视而不见拒绝接受希腊无法还债的事实已经站不住脚,原因有三。
- 4. In an era of sexual equality such policies are untenable .
- 在性别平等的时代这样的政策是站不住脚的。
- 5. However , this " going dark " argument is untenable , for it doesn 't accurately describe the internet .
- 然而,这种“变成瞎子”的论调是站不住脚的,因为它没有准确反映互联网的实情。