impossible ♦︎ out of the question ♦︎ unthinkable ♦︎ inconceivable ♦︎ unattainableThese words all describe things that cannot happen, be done or be true.這些詞均表示不可能的、難以實現的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be impossible / unthinkable / inconceivable to sb◆to be impossible / out of the question / unthinkable / inconceivable for sb to do sth◆to be impossible / out of the question / unthinkable / inconceivable that...◆an impossible / unattainable goal / ideal◆to find sth impossible / unthinkable / inconceivable◆quite impossible / out of the question / unthinkable / inconceivable◆almost impossible / unthinkable / inconceivable■impossiblethat cannot exist or be done不可能存在(或做到)的;不可能的◆That's impossible!那是不可能的!◆It's impossible for me to be there before eight.我在8點之前不可能趕到那裏。◆I find it impossible to lie to her.我覺得無法對她撒謊。◆I realized it was an impossible dream.我意識到那是個無法實現的夢想。OPPpossible ⇨ possible12, possible ⇨ likely▸the impossible
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[singular] ◆He decided to attempt the impossible and set up an airline from scratch in three months.他決定嘗試做不可爲之事,在三個月内從零開始組建一家航空公司。▸impossibly
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◆an impossibly difficult problem(= impossible to solve)無法解決的難題■out of the ˈquestion
idiom
impossible or not allowed and therefore not worth discussing不可能;不允許;不值得討論◆Another trip abroad this year is out of the question.今年再度出國是絕無可能的。■unthinkable (especiallywritten) impossible to imagine or accept, especially because it is so shocking難以想象的;不可思議的;難以置信的◆It was unthinkable that she could be dead.她竟然死了,真是難以置信。▸the unthinkable
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[singular] ◆The time has come to think the unthinkable(= consider possibilities that used to be unacceptable).現在該想想以前不敢想的事情了。■inconceivable ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl (ratherformal, especiallywritten) impossible to imagine or believe難以想象的;無法相信的◆It is inconceivable that the minister was not aware of the problem.令人難以置信的是那位部長竟然沒有意識到這個問題。OPPconceivable ⇨ possible2▸the inconceivable
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[singular] ◆Then the inconceivable happened-I lost my job.接着,難以置信的事發生了-我丢了工作。■unattainable (ratherformal, written) impossible to achieve, get or reach無法得到的;難以達到的◆Setting unattainable goals will only lead to frustration.定下難以達到的目標只會導致受挫。