Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #11205
impractical
不切实际的；不实用的
not practical; not sensible or realistic for real situations
- 1.
Not practical; impracticable.
不实际的；行不通的。
- 2.
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
不实际的；不可行的或不注重实际事务的
- 3.
not practical or realizable; speculative
不实际或无法实现的；空想的
不实际的；行不通的。；不实际的；不可行的或不注重实际事务的；不实际或无法实现的；空想的；不切实际的；不能实行的
In use
It is impractical to drive a car in a city with terrible traffic.
His plan to build a house in one week was completely impractical.
Wearing high heels for a hike is very impractical.
refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense
he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
an impractical solution
it is impractical to do sth
常用句式，表示做某事不切实际。
It is impractical to drive across the country in one day.
一天之内开车横穿全国是不切实际的。
Connections
Collocations
- impractical plan
- 不切实际的计划
- The committee rejected the impractical plan.委员会否决了这个不切实际的计划。
- impractical shoes
- 不实用的鞋子
- She wore impractical shoes for the long walk.她穿着不实用的鞋子走长途。
- prove impractical
- 证明不切实际
- The original design may prove impractical in real conditions.原始设计在真实条件下可能会被证明不切实际。
- impractical to implement
- 实施起来不切实际
- The new policy is impractical to implement in remote areas.新政策在偏远地区实施起来不切实际。
- find it impractical
- 认为……不切实际
- Many residents find it impractical to depend on private cars.许多居民认为依赖私家车不切实际。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
practical 是‘实际的’，im- 表示否定，impractical 即‘不切实际’。记：用棉花造房，美却不切实际。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常讨论、工作场合、书面评价 该词在正式和非正式场合都自然，通常指想法、计划或做法不切实际或不实用；口语和书面语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
practical and tactical genuinely rhyme with impractical (stressed /æk/ + /tɪkəl/); critical, political, logical and typical only share the unstressed ending /ɪkəl/, so they are useful lookalikes but not full rhymes. Note that impracticable /ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl/ is a spelling lookalike with a different ending.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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