untenable

US [ʌnˈtenəb(ə)l]
UK [ʌn'tenəb(ə)l]
  • adj.难以捍卫的；站不住脚的；不堪一击的
  • Web难以防守的；不能维持的；不可防守的

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untenable
adj.
1.
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。

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AllAll,难以捍卫的难以捍卫的,站不住脚的站不住脚的,不堪一击的不堪一击的,难以防守的难以防守的,不能维持的不能维持的,不可防守的不可防守的
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1.
The army might yet decide to move against the crowd overnight. If it chooses not to, the prime minister's position could become untenable.
头天晚上军队还没有决定对抗抗议者，如果他们决定不对抗，总理的地位将难以维持。
tóu tiān wǎn shang jūn duì hái méi yǒu jué dìng duì kàng kàng yì zhě , rú guǒ tā men jué dìng bù duì kàng , zǒng lǐ de dì wèi jiāng nán yǐ wéi chí 。
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2.
And that means ideas which had been rejected as politically untenable are now up for discussion again.
所以，这意味着过去曾经因为政治方面不能维持而被拒绝的提议现在重新被考虑。
suǒ yǐ , zhè yì wèi zhe guò qù céng jīng yīn wèi zhèng zhì fāng miàn bù néng wéi chí ér bèi jù jué de tí yì xiàn zài chóng xīn bèi kǎo lǜ 。
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3.
To say that Partition left Pakistan in an almost untenable position is not to say that it could have been avoided.
我说分裂让巴基斯坦陷于难以维系的境地并不是说曾经可以避免这种情况。
wǒ shuō fēn liè ràng bā jī sī tǎn xiàn yú nán yǐ wéi xì de jìng dì bìng bú shì shuō céng jīng kě yǐ bì miǎn zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng 。
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4.
The support of these men may have been a factor in making Chiang hold on to an untenable position.
蒋之所以死守无法保住的阵地，这些人的支持可能就是原因之一。
jiǎng zhī suǒ yǐ sǐ shǒu wú fǎ bǎo zhù de zhèn dì , zhè xiē rén de zhī chí kě néng jiù shì yuán yīn zhī yī 。
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5.
This could also be a reversal stop to return you into the ongoing trend if the reversal turns out to be false and untenable.
万一反转是虚假的，无法维持的，反转止损也能把你带回持续进行中的趋势。
wàn yī fǎn zhuǎn shì xū jiǎ de , wú fǎ wéi chí de , fǎn zhuǎn zhǐ sǔn yě néng bǎ nǐ dài huí chí xù jìn xíng zhōng de qū shì 。
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6.
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。
rèn wéi zhè yī zhǔ tí de nèi hán zhǔ yào shì wèi le huò de zhè lèi zhī shi zhè zhǒng xiǎng fǎ shì wán quán wú gēn jù de 。
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7.
None of this means that Japan's state of splendid isolation is untenable. But it may not be smooth-going either.
尽管这些都不意味着日本“光荣孤立”的状态不可维系，但前方道路可能也并不平坦。
jǐn guǎn zhè xiē dōu bù yì wèi zhe rì běn " guāng róng gū lì " de zhuàng tài bù kě wéi xì , dàn qián fāng dào lù kě néng yě bìng bù píng tǎn 。
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8.
Even agnostics, who claim to have no opinion on God, may be persuaded that their position is an untenable waffle.
即便是对上帝之存在不置可否的不可知论者，也可能会被说服，认为他们所持的观点是站不住脚的胡言乱语。
jí biàn shì duì shàng dì zhī cún zài bú zhì kě fǒu de bù kě zhī lùn zhě , yě kě néng huì bèi shuō fú , rèn wéi tā men suǒ chí de guān diǎn shì zhàn bù zhù jiǎo de hú yán luàn yǔ 。
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9.
Mr Fukuda last night said the blocking tactics of the DPJ meant the situation had become untenable.
福田昨晚表示，日本民主党的阻挠策略意味着，当前的局面已无法维持下去。
fú tián zuó wǎn biǎo shì , rì běn mín zhǔ dǎng de zǔ náo cè lüè yì wèi zhe , dāng qián de jú miàn yǐ wú fǎ wéi chí xià qù 。
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10.
The line they have been insisting on so far is untenable, unsustainable in the face of the stark realities of the world security situation.
之前日本所坚持的路线，在实际的世界安全局势下是既站不住脚也无法维持的。
zhī qián rì běn suǒ jiān chí de lù xiàn , zài shí jì de shì jiè ān quán jú shì xià shì jì zhàn bù zhù jiǎo yě wú fǎ wéi chí de 。
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