untenable

英 [ʌnˈtenəbl]

美 [ʌnˈtenəbl]

adj.  难以捍卫的; 站不住脚的; 不堪一击的

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Collins.1 / BNC.18540 / COCA.17260

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以捍卫的；站不住脚的；不堪一击的
  that cannot be defended against attack or criticism
  1. His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign.
     他的地位已难以维持，因此他被迫辞职。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （论点、理论或立场）经不起反驳的，不堪一击的，站不住脚的
  An argument, theory, or position that isuntenablecannot be defended successfully against criticism or attack.
  1. This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint...
     从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。
  2. He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
     他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。

英英释义

adj

• (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
  Synonym:indefensible

双语例句

• A visible Israeli presence on the road will make his position with respect to the agreement untenable.
  只要以色列人出现在那条公路上，就会使他对待协议的立场无法维持下去。
• On the first point, Goldman's status strikes me as untenable.
  关于第一点，高盛现在的身份在我看来站不住脚。
• That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
  这个论点不能成立。
• But for business-critical functions, abrupt abandonment for non-performance is untenable.
  但是，对于企业关键的功能，由于非性能原因突然舍弃是站不住脚的。
• Her position as a small and weak state hedged in by a large and powerful Republic became untenable.
  它作为一个被强大的共和国所包围住的弱小的州的地位已难以维持。
• But even academic advocates of this approach conceded that it is politically untenable.
  不过，即使是提倡这一做法的学术界人士也承认，这在政治上是站不住脚的。
• This idea had proved untenable.
  这种想法后来证明是站不住脚的。
• Superstitions are often thought of as naive, popular beliefs that are logically or scientifically untenable.
  迷信通常被认为是一些朴实天真，流行甚广的信仰，从逻辑和科学的角度看都站不住脚。
• She left, saying her job had become untenable.
  她离开了，说她的工作已变得难以继续。
• This allegation in my view is totally untenable.
  在他看来，这种指控是完全站不住脚的。