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impossible

🇬🇧 UK/im'pɒsәbl/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSA2

Definitions

adj.

Not able to happen, exist, or be done; extremely difficult to deal with

不可能的;难以忍受的

n.

Something that cannot be done or achieved

不可能的事

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
posspowerful, able, capable
+
iblecapable of
=impossible

Common Collocations

  • 1.seemingly impossible似乎不可能的
  • 2.nearly impossible几乎不可能的
  • 3.practically impossible实际上不可能的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It is impossible to please everyone, so just do your best.

  • 2.

    The task seemed impossible at first, but persistence paid off.

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