be impermeable to sth
表示对某物不渗透，常用介词to。
This material is impermeable to water.
这种材料不透水。
不可渗透的；不透水的
不渗透的；防渗透的；不允许通过的,尤指液体；防水的；不能渗透的；不能通过的；[医] 不[渗]透性
Not allowing liquids to pass through; impossible to permeate.
不可渗透的
Impossible to permeate.
不渗透的；防渗透的
preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through
不允许通过的,尤指液体；防水的
Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
This jacket is made of an impermeable material that keeps you dry in heavy rain.
这件夹克由不透水的材料制成，能在暴雨中保持干燥。
用法提示：形容词'impermeable'修饰'material'，表示材料具有防止水渗透的特性。
AI contextual example
The clay layer beneath the soil is impermeable, so water cannot drain through it.
土壤下方的黏土层是不透水的，因此水无法渗透过去。
用法提示：形容词'impermeable'作表语，描述黏土层的性质，即阻止液体通过。
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These containers are impermeable to air, keeping the food fresh for months.
这些容器不透气，能保持食物新鲜数月。
用法提示：形容词'impermeable'与介词'to'搭配，表示对空气具有不可渗透性。
AI contextual example
表示对某物不渗透，常用介词to。
This material is impermeable to water.
这种材料不透水。
系动词后接形容词作表语，表示状态持续。
The membrane remains impermeable even under high pressure.
即使在高压下，该膜仍保持不渗透性。
make + 宾语 + 形容词补足语，表示使某物具有不渗透性。
The coating makes the fabric impermeable to gas.
涂层使织物不透气。
grammar · medium
易错句子This material is impermeable for water.
正确表达This material is impermeable to water.
介词错误：表示“对……不透”时，impermeable 后应接介词 to，而不是 for。汉语思维可能直接翻译“防水”而导致误用 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子He wore a impermeable jacket.
正确表达He wore an impermeable jacket.
冠词错误：impermeable 以元音音素开头，不定冠词应用 an，而非 a。学习者常忽略发音规则而误用 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The coating is impermiable to water.
正确表达The coating is impermeable to water.
拼写错误：impermeable 的正确拼写包含字母组合 'mea'，而非 'mia'。学习者可能根据发音错误拼写为 impermiable。
impermeable 强调液体不能渗透物质本身；impervious 侧重物质表面能阻止液体通过，也常用于比喻（如不受批评影响）。
impermeable 特指液体不能渗透；impenetrable 范围更广，可指物理上无法穿透或抽象上难以理解。
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