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

• 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。
• Eventually, though, the business grows to a point where that model becomes untenable.
  而最终，当企业发展到一定阶段时，这种模式就不适用了。
• Her position as a small and weak state hedged in by a large and powerful Republic became untenable.
  它作为一个被强大的共和国所包围住的弱小的州的地位已难以维持。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• On the first point, Goldman's status strikes me as untenable.
  关于第一点，高盛现在的身份在我看来站不住脚。
• But, intellectually, their position is now untenable.
  但从理性上说，他们的立场如今站不住脚。
• 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。