untenable

[美]/ʌnˈtenəbl/
[英]/ʌnˈtenəbl/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. (尤指辩论中的立场)站不住脚的,不堪一击的,难以防守的

例句

an intellectually untenable justification for police brutality.

为警方暴行而作的在理性上站不住脚的辩护。

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。

The company's financial situation is untenable.

公司的财务状况不堪设想。

The argument he presented was untenable.

他提出的论点站不住脚。

The decision to cut funding is untenable.

削减资金的决定站不住脚。

The candidate's position on the issue is untenable.

候选人对这个问题的立场站不住脚。

The current system is untenable and needs to be changed.

目前的制度站不住脚,需要改变。

The landlord's demands are untenable.

房东的要求站不住脚。

The professor's argument was proven to be untenable.

教授的论点被证明站不住脚。

The plan to increase taxes is untenable.

增加税收的计划站不住脚。

The company's position on the issue is untenable.

公司在这个问题上的立场站不住脚。

The evidence presented made the defendant's case untenable.

提出的证据使被告的案件站不住脚。

原声例句

It would make an already difficult situation untenable.

这会让本就艰难的形势更加脆弱。

来源: Person of Interest Season 5

I mean, this is becoming completely untenable.

这已经变得完全站不住脚了。

来源: Financial Times

I mean, you know, his position would truly be untenable.

我的意思是,他真的很难保住自已的职位。

来源: NPR News September 2021 Compilation

One MP from his own Conservative Party called his position untenable but several cabinet colleagues have backed Mr. Johnson.

一名来自其所属保守党的议员称约翰逊已无法胜任他的职位,但几名内阁同僚支持约翰逊。

来源: BBC Listening Collection January 2022

It's just untenable and Nancy Pelosi would recognize that as well.

这是不可能的,南希·佩洛西也会意识到这一点。

来源: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

Even routine immunization, which typically occurs in clinics, became untenable in many areas.

即使是常规的疫苗接种,通常在诊所内完成的那种,很多地方也都已经难以维系。

来源: New York Times

You can appreciate that under these conditions, our situation had become untenable.

我们明白,在这种处境下,我们再不能这样持续下去了。

来源: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

But, my friends, if that ancient egg ever breaks, this barn will be untenable.

“不过我的朋友们,万一那老掉牙的蛋破了,谷仓可就受不了啦。”

来源: Charlotte's Web

The Party backed his demand. And Prime Minister Letta's position immediately became untenable.

该党支持他的要求。总理莱塔的地位很快就变得岌岌可危。

来源: BBC Listening February 2014 Collection

But now admits operational constraints such as the availability of court space may make an April date untenable.

但目前又承认,由于无法确保法庭空间等操作限制问题,很难在四月开始审判。

来源: BBC Listening Collection March 2013

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