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

• 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。
• 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。
• She left, saying her job had become untenable.
  她离开了，说她的工作已变得难以继续。
• 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。
• 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。
• This defence is increasingly untenable for two reasons.
  这种辩护之所以越来越站不住脚，原因有二。
• This allegation in my view is totally untenable.
  在他看来，这种指控是完全站不住脚的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。