untenable
英 [ʌnˈtenəbl]
美 [ʌnˈtenəbl]
adj. 难以捍卫的; 站不住脚的; 不堪一击的
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- 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。
- His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign.
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.- 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。 - He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。
- This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint...
英英释义
adj
- (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
双语例句
- That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
这个论点不能成立。 - 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。 - In aggregate this situation is untenable.
总体来说,这种情况是难以办到的。 - 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。 - Without sufficient evidence, your claim is untenable, and we can see no point in pursuing it further.
我充分证据,你方的索赔要求是不能成立的,我们认为没有必要继续纠缠此事。 - This allegation in my view is totally untenable.
在他看来,这种指控是完全站不住脚的。 - 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。 - 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。 - But for business-critical functions, abrupt abandonment for non-performance is untenable.
但是,对于企业关键的功能,由于非性能原因突然舍弃是站不住脚的。