untenable
美音:
[ən´tenəbəl
]英音:
[ən´tenəbəl
]adj.防守不住的,站不住脚的,不能维持的,支持不住的
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untenable为短语/超纲词汇
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副词:untenably 名词:untenability
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untenable
/,ʌn'tenəbl; ʌn`tɛnəbl/
adj (of a theory, etc) that cannot be defended (指理论等)站不住脚的, 不堪一击的
*untenable arguments, claims, propositions, etc 站不住脚的论据、要求、主张等
* the untenable position of the Flat Earth Society `地球平面说学会'的不堪一击的立论.
untenable
adj formal
an untenable situation has become so difficult that it is impossible to continue
The scandal put the President in an untenable position .
an untenable argument, suggestion etc is impossible to defend