impossible
adjective uk/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ us/ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
B1 （行动或事件）不可能的，办不到的
If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved.
It was impossible to sleep because of the noise. 噪音太大，无法入睡。
It seems impossible that I could have walked by without noticing her. 我似乎不太可能走过而没有注意到她。
He made it impossible for me to say no. 他使我无法说不。
She ate three plates of spaghetti and a dessert? That's impossible. I don't believe it! 她吃了三盘意大利面条和一份甜点？那不可能。我不信！
C2 （境况）极其艰难的
An impossible situation is extremely difficult to deal with or solve.
It's an impossible situation - she's got to leave him but she can't bear losing her children. 这是个极其艰难的处境——她必须离开他，但却舍不得孩子们。
C2 （人）坏透了的，极难对付的
An impossible person behaves very badly or is extremely difficult to deal with.
I had to leave the job because my boss was impossible. 我得辞职，因为我的老板实在是太差劲了。
My niece is impossible when she's tired - you can't do anything to please her. 我侄女累的时候很难相处——你做什么也无法使她高兴。
- More examples
- It's broken into so many pieces, it'll be impossible to put it back together again .
- The signature was smudged and impossible to read.
- The ground was frozen hard and was impossible to dig.
- Finding somewhere cheap to live in the city centre is an impossible task.
- No one could have climbed that wall - it's physically impossible.
impossible
noun [ S ] uk/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ us/ɪmˈpɑː.sə.bəl/
the impossible 不可能的事物
something that cannot be expected to happen or exist
She wants a man who is attractive and funny as well, which is asking the impossible in my opinion. 她想找一个有魅力又风趣的男人，这在我看来是不可能的事。