impossible
adj
1 that cannot be done or exist; not possible 不可能做到或存在的; 不可能的
It's impossible for me to be there before 8.00p.m. 要我晚上8点之前赶到那儿是根本办不到的.
It is virtually impossible to predict the future accurately. 精确预言未来的事实际上是办不到的.
an almost impossible task 几乎无法完成的任务
It's an impossible story, ie it cannot be believed. 这不可能是真事.
2 very difficult to bear; hopeless 难以忍受的; 无希望的
an impossible situation 绝境
Their son is impossible, eg He is very badly behaved. 他们的儿子无可救药(他品行极坏).
🎯 考研助记
im(否定)+poss(pass)+ible(能):不可能通过的- 不可能的
🔁 扩展释义
*[im'pɒsәbl]a. 不可能的, 难以置信的, 令人无法忍受的相关词组: next to impossible
🌿 同词根单词
importn. 进口,进口商品;输入;重要性;意义;
vt. 输入,进口;对…有重大关系;意味着;
vi. 具重要性;
I hope you don't mind my asking, but I wonder if it might be at all possible for you to lend me your car.
希望你不介意我的请求,我不知道你是否可以把车借我用一用。
When a student recently saw two workmen using a pneumatic drill outside his university, he immediately telephoned the police and informed them that two students dressed up as workmen were tearing up the road with a pneumatic drill.