impossible
adjective /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/
/ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/
Idioms - that cannot exist or be done; not possible
不可能存在（或做到）的；不可能的 - almost/virtually/nearly impossible
几乎/几乎/几乎不可能 - Only a year ago and this would have seemed impossible.
就在一年前，这似乎是不可能的。 - Getting any kind of decent job was proving impossible.
事实证明，找到任何体面的工作都是不可能的。 - an impossible dream/goal
无法实现的梦想／目标 - impossible for somebody Going downstairs would be impossible for him with his sprained ankle.
他扭伤了脚踝，不可能下楼。 - impossible to do The outcome is impossible to predict.
结局是无法预测的。 - It's impossible to prove.
这件事无法证实。 - Cheap rental accommodation was impossible to find.
不可能找到便宜的出租住所。 - it is impossible to do something It's impossible to say which is the best.
说不准哪个最好。 - It is impossible to tell whether it will actually work.
很难说它是否真的会起作用。 - I find it impossible to lie to her.
我觉得无法对她撒谎。 - it is impossible for somebody to do something It's impossible for me to be there before eight.
我在八点之前不可能赶到那里。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintya2- I'm really sorry. It's just impossible.
实在抱歉，但这确实不可能。 - It's probably impossible to know whether such conversations took place.
大概不可能知道这样的对话是否发生过。 - Cooking for forty would be frankly impossible without my new assistant.
没有我的新助手，我确实无法给40 个人准备饭菜。 - The high cost of childcare made returning to work economically impossible.
儿童托管的高昂费用使得重返工作岗位从经济上无法实现。 - Darkness made it impossible to continue.
太暗了，无法再继续了。 - I found his offer impossible to resist.
我觉得他的提议无法抗拒。 - It's impossible for me to say.
我是不可能说的。 - They are setting a standard that it is humanly impossible to meet.
他们在设定的标准非人力所能及。 - It was well-nigh impossible for him to convince her that he was right.
让他说服她相信他是对的几乎不可能。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- downright
- …
- for
- almost/virtually/nearly impossible
- very difficult to deal with
难处理的；很难对付的 - I've been placed in an impossible position.
我陷入了进退维谷的境地。 - Honestly, you're impossible at times!
说实话，你有时真令人难以忍受。
- I find her impossible.
我发现她真让人受不了。 - The situation is just impossible for us.
这种情形对我们来说根本是不可能存在的。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- find somebody
- …
- really
- absolutely
- completely
- …
- I've been placed in an impossible position.
- the impossiblenoun [singular] a thing that is or seems impossible
（似乎）不可能的事 - to attempt the impossible
明知不可为而为之
- to attempt the impossible
词源Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin impossibilis, from in- ‘not’ + possibilis, from posse ‘be able’.
Idioms
mission impossible
- a difficult or impossible task
（似乎）不可能的事 - Many regard this task as mission impossible.
许多人认为这项任务是不可能完成的。
- Many regard this task as mission impossible.