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

• If three people in four no longer supports the government, isn't this an untenable situation?
  如果四个人中有三个人不再支持政府，这难道不是难以为继的局面吗？
• 174. Previous explanations of the rising divorce rate in China are simply untenable.
  以前对中国离婚率升高的解释是完全站不住脚的。
• 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。
• The concept of the subject being mainly concerned with attaining such a knowledge is totally untenable.
  认为这一主题的内涵主要是为了获得这类知识这种想法是完全无根据的。
• This idea had proved untenable.
  这种想法后来证明是站不住脚的。
• That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
  这个论点不能成立。
• I would regard his theory as untenable if it should fail in certain tests.
  他的理论，如果在某些测试中失败的话，我便会认为它站不住脚。
• The credit market was then at obviously untenable valuations.
  当时的信贷市场估值处在一个显然无法维持的水平。
• We must avoid frittering away our resources on untenable positions.
  我们应避免在难以守住的据点上消耗我们的实力。
• She was so disloyal to her deputy she made his position untenable
  她对她的副手很不守信义，使得他的职位岌岌可危。