be impassable (to sb/sth)
The road was impassable to vehicles after the mudslide.
泥石流后这条路车辆无法通行。
不能通行的,不可逾越的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不能通行的,不可逾越的
impossible to travel along or through
The road was impassable to vehicles after the mudslide.
泥石流后这条路车辆无法通行。
无法通过、越过或通行的。
Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
无法通行的
incapable of being passed
无法克服或超越的。
Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
不能作为法定货币使用的。
Not usable as legal tender.
The mountain pass remains impassable due to heavy snowfall.
由于大雪,山口仍然无法通行。
After the earthquake, many roads were declared impassable by authorities.
地震后,许多道路被当局宣布为不可通行。
The dense jungle made the terrain almost impassable for hikers.
茂密的丛林使地形对徒步者来说几乎无法穿越。
The road was impassable to vehicles after the mudslide.
泥石流后这条路车辆无法通行。
During heavy rain, the low-lying area becomes impassable.
大雨期间,低洼地区变得无法通行。
The mountain pass remains impassable during winter months.
冬季几个月里,这个山口仍然无法通行。
Not this
The road is impossible due to the heavy snow.
Use this
The road is impassable due to the heavy snow.
impossible 意为“不可能的”,而 impassable 意为“不能通行的”,在此语境下应使用 impassable 来表示道路无法通行。
Not this
The impassable of the road caused delays.
Use this
The impassability of the road caused delays.
impassable 是形容词,不能直接用作名词表示“无法通行”的状态;应使用名词形式 impassability。
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无法通行的道路
Heavy snow made the mountain road impassable.
大雪使山路无法通行。
无法穿越的地形
The dense jungle was impassable terrain for the soldiers.
茂密的丛林对士兵来说是无法穿越的地形。
变得无法通行
After the flood, the bridge became impassable.
洪水过后,这座桥变得无法通行。
几乎无法通行的
The mud made the trail virtually impassable.
泥泞使这条小路几乎无法通行。
不可逾越的障碍
The raging river formed an impassable barrier between the two villages.
湍急的河流在两座村庄之间形成了不可逾越的障碍。
Use impassable naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象路牌写着“impassable”:im=不,pass=通行,able=能。道路不能通行,就像被堵死了。
语域:neutral 常见场景:描述道路或地形、比喻障碍、正式书面语 这个词通常用于描述道路或地形因天气或损坏而无法通行,也可在书面语中比喻无法克服的障碍。它比较中性,口语和正式场合都可见,但正式文本中更常见。
与 impassable 完全押韵的是 passable。pass、class、glass 都有 /æs/ 音和 -ass 拼写,但不押韵。impossible/possible 拼写相似,但元音是 /ɒ/(美式常为 /ɑː/),不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.