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

• 174. Previous explanations of the rising divorce rate in China are simply untenable.
  以前对中国离婚率升高的解释是完全站不住脚的。
• That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
  这个论点不能成立。
• But that seems politically untenable.
  但这似乎在政治上站不住脚。
• The concept of the subject being mainly concerned with attaining such a knowledge is totally untenable.
  认为这一主题的内涵主要是为了获得这类知识这种想法是完全无根据的。
• Superstitions are often thought of as naive, popular beliefs that are logically or scientifically untenable.
  迷信通常被认为是一些朴实天真，流行甚广的信仰，从逻辑和科学的角度看都站不住脚。
• 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。
• This lack of strategy is untenable.
  这种缺乏战略的局面是站不住脚的。
• The government's science budget has forced deep cuts in research and is politically untenable.
  政府的科学预算已经迫使大量缩减科研经费，这在政治上是师出无名的。
• 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。
• But, intellectually, their position is now untenable.
  但从理性上说，他们的立场如今站不住脚。