Impossible Meaning in English

word

US

/ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəɫ/

im-PAH-suh-buhl

UK

/ɪmpˈɒsəbəl/

im-PO-suh-buhl

释义

If something is impossible, it cannot be done, cannot happen, or is extremely hard to believe.

用法与细微差别

Common with 'it's impossible to...' and 'impossible for someone to...'. It can be literal ('It's impossible to fly without a plane') or emotional/exaggerated ('This homework is impossible'). Also used for people in a negative way: 'He's impossible' means very difficult to deal with.

• Spanish: imposible
• Portuguese (BR): impossível
• Portuguese (PT): impossível
• Chinese (Simplified): 不可能的
• Chinese (Traditional): 不可能的
• Hindi: असंभव
• Arabic: مستحيل
• Bengali: অসম্ভব
• Russian: невозможно
• Japanese: 不可能
• Vietnamese: không thể
• Korean: 불가능한
• Turkish: imkansız
• Urdu: ناممکن
• Indonesian: mustahil

例句

It is impossible to open this door without a key.

basic

For me, waking up at 4 a.m. is impossible.

basic

This math question looks impossible.

basic

Getting everyone to agree on a restaurant is basically impossible.

natural

I tried to explain it to him, but he's impossible.

natural

With traffic like this, arriving on time is impossible.

natural