Definition of impregnable in English:

impregnable

adjective ɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)lɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)l

1(of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into.
（工事）坚不可摧的，攻不破的
a massive and impregnable fortress
figurative the seat I was offered appeared to be an impregnable Tory stronghold
〈喻〉给我的席位像是保守党坚不可摧的堡垒。
Example sentencesExamples
- The castle had been built with a good eye for defense; this place was virtually impregnable.
- Singapore, an island at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, was considered a vital part of the British Empire and supposedly impregnable as a fortress.
- No doubt it will go the way of all seemingly impregnable empires of the past.
- Yes sir, but we think that the position is impregnable and we can hold it against far superior forces.
- There has to be something; no fortress is completely impregnable.
- In their accounts of hunting for a way out, they provide a survey of a border territory, an impregnable zone through which the people imprisoned above would never pass.
- Labyrinthine streets of ancient slum housing traversed the steep hill up to the impregnable city walls.
- I'm satisfied this place is nearly impregnable.
- In the face of these pressures, Anglican natural theology retreated into the apparently impregnable fortress of biology.
- But he had other things in mind - plans that had been consuming his soul since he had escaped from La Fortaleza, the once impregnable fortress that had fallen a little over a year ago.
- Later, he began building model castles, surrounded by fortified emplacements, and he spent hours studying the virtually impregnable fortifications of Vauban.
- On 15 September French and Serbian mountain troops successfully attacked hitherto impregnable Bulgarian positions.
- Incredibly sturdy, it had been built to serve as a nuclear bomb shelter if necessary, supposedly an impregnable fortress of civil defense.
- But sometime during the final week your impregnable fortress crashes and burns, but you land on your feet at the very end of the month.
- Austria ruled directly only in the newly formed Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, but from the impregnable fortresses of the Quadrilateral in the central Po Valley Austrian bayonets could reach any part of Italy.
- The walls surrounding the city were impregnable, never before breached by an attacking army.
- However, instead of building the fort on a hill, the impassable wetlands were used to create an impregnable site, the biggest marshland in England.
- Between them they created a seemingly impregnable fortress, naturally protected on three sides by cliffs and defended by concentric lines of mutually supporting fortifications.
- In the middle of Hue, however, was a virtually impregnable fortress known as the Citadel, with towers, ramparts, moats, concrete walls, and bunkers.
- The key to the Belgian defence along the Albert Canal was the supposedly impregnable fortress of Eben-Emael.
Synonyms
invulnerable, impenetrable, unattackable, unassailable, inviolable, secure, strong, stout, safe, well fortified, well defended
invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable, indestructible
1. 1.1 Unable to be defeated or overcome.
  不可战胜的，毁灭不了的，攻不破的
  Liverpool used their good fortune to forge an impregnable lead
  利物浦队本应用他们的好运取得坚实的半场领先。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's seen what looked like an impregnable 22-point lead slashed to just two ahead of me.
  Still, to perfect one's play at Worms, you will have to spend a lot of time learning the nuances of each weapon and tricks on how to defeat what seems like an impregnable AI.
  After all, within the space of a three-month election campaign she managed to squander a seemingly impregnable lead of 22 percent over the SPD.
  But Preston were knocked sideways by the shock of seeing their impregnable lead suddenly wiped out.
  He required forceful persuasion to forego county commitments to fly back for the final, but no-one smiled brighter after the previously impregnable Ireland had been clinically defeated by 47 runs.
  The victory stretched their 100 percent winning sequence to 19 matches and they now have an impregnable nine point lead at the top.
  Then, without warning, you've got the world's number one goalkeeper in self-destruct mode, the England captain glancing an own goal home and a seemingly impregnable lead overturned.
  He was impregnable, unbeatable, and nothing, no creature could even come close to conquering the mighty Kong.
  Synonyms
  unassailable, unbeatable, undefeatable, unshakeable, invincible, indomitable, unconquerable, unstoppable, invulnerable

Derivatives

impregnability

noun ɪmprɛɡnəˈbɪlɪtiɪmˌprɛɡnəˈbɪlədi

Standing on high ground above the river Aude, it gives an impression of magnificent impregnability: 52 pointed towers and gate-houses linked by three kilometres of crenellated double ramparts.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like all dictators, he nurtured an illusion of impregnability.
- But then, in as stark a case of role reversal as you're ever likely to see, over the course of the next 80 minutes or so, Liverpool proceeded to divest the Milanese of their style, impregnability and, finally, their trophy.
- Meanwhile, at 57, he has reached a level of wealth and celebrity that guarantees a certain impregnability and affords him the right to say whatever he pleases in the knowledge that the consequences will not affect his standing.
- Of course, no government wants to undermine its own authority and appearance of impregnability by admitting that public objection to policy plays any part in its actions.

impregnably

adverb

The Democrats, for their part, felt this was all part of a Republican coup that is reshaping the US to make it impregnably conservative.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Tatshenshini and Alsek are twin prongs of a river draining what's perhaps the most impregnably wild mountain country in North America - the St. Elias and Alsek ranges.
- It took the people of the bow and arrow and the horse chariot an immeasurably long time to prevail against the indigenous inhabitants, who resisted them successfully from behind their impregnably fortification of solid masonry.
- The only way to dampen illegal immigration - short of an economic revolution in the sending countries or an impregnably militarized border - is to remove the jobs magnet.
- His confidence in his own rightness appears to be impregnably complete.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French imprenable, from in- 'not' + prendre 'take' (from Latin prehendere). The current spelling arose in the 16th century, perhaps influenced by Old French variants.

Definition of impregnable in US English:

impregnable

adjectiveɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)limˈpreɡnəb(ə)l

1(of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into.
（工事）坚不可摧的，攻不破的
an impregnable wall of solid sandstone
一道牢不可破的厚实的砂岩墙。
figurative the companies are impregnable to takeovers
Example sentencesExamples
- But sometime during the final week your impregnable fortress crashes and burns, but you land on your feet at the very end of the month.
- No doubt it will go the way of all seemingly impregnable empires of the past.
- The key to the Belgian defence along the Albert Canal was the supposedly impregnable fortress of Eben-Emael.
- Later, he began building model castles, surrounded by fortified emplacements, and he spent hours studying the virtually impregnable fortifications of Vauban.
- On 15 September French and Serbian mountain troops successfully attacked hitherto impregnable Bulgarian positions.
- Between them they created a seemingly impregnable fortress, naturally protected on three sides by cliffs and defended by concentric lines of mutually supporting fortifications.
- Singapore, an island at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, was considered a vital part of the British Empire and supposedly impregnable as a fortress.
- Yes sir, but we think that the position is impregnable and we can hold it against far superior forces.
- Austria ruled directly only in the newly formed Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, but from the impregnable fortresses of the Quadrilateral in the central Po Valley Austrian bayonets could reach any part of Italy.
- The castle had been built with a good eye for defense; this place was virtually impregnable.
- There has to be something; no fortress is completely impregnable.
- Labyrinthine streets of ancient slum housing traversed the steep hill up to the impregnable city walls.
- In their accounts of hunting for a way out, they provide a survey of a border territory, an impregnable zone through which the people imprisoned above would never pass.
- In the face of these pressures, Anglican natural theology retreated into the apparently impregnable fortress of biology.
- However, instead of building the fort on a hill, the impassable wetlands were used to create an impregnable site, the biggest marshland in England.
- But he had other things in mind - plans that had been consuming his soul since he had escaped from La Fortaleza, the once impregnable fortress that had fallen a little over a year ago.
- The walls surrounding the city were impregnable, never before breached by an attacking army.
- Incredibly sturdy, it had been built to serve as a nuclear bomb shelter if necessary, supposedly an impregnable fortress of civil defense.
- In the middle of Hue, however, was a virtually impregnable fortress known as the Citadel, with towers, ramparts, moats, concrete walls, and bunkers.
- I'm satisfied this place is nearly impregnable.
Synonyms
invulnerable, impenetrable, unattackable, unassailable, inviolable, secure, strong, stout, safe, well fortified, well defended
1. 1.1 Unable to be defeated or destroyed; unassailable.
  不可战胜的，毁灭不了的，攻不破的
  the case against Hastings would have been almost impregnable
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was impregnable, unbeatable, and nothing, no creature could even come close to conquering the mighty Kong.
  He's seen what looked like an impregnable 22-point lead slashed to just two ahead of me.
  But Preston were knocked sideways by the shock of seeing their impregnable lead suddenly wiped out.
  Still, to perfect one's play at Worms, you will have to spend a lot of time learning the nuances of each weapon and tricks on how to defeat what seems like an impregnable AI.
  Then, without warning, you've got the world's number one goalkeeper in self-destruct mode, the England captain glancing an own goal home and a seemingly impregnable lead overturned.
  After all, within the space of a three-month election campaign she managed to squander a seemingly impregnable lead of 22 percent over the SPD.
  He required forceful persuasion to forego county commitments to fly back for the final, but no-one smiled brighter after the previously impregnable Ireland had been clinically defeated by 47 runs.
  The victory stretched their 100 percent winning sequence to 19 matches and they now have an impregnable nine point lead at the top.
  Synonyms
  unassailable, unbeatable, undefeatable, unshakeable, invincible, indomitable, unconquerable, unstoppable, invulnerable

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French imprenable, from in- ‘not’ + prendre ‘take’ (from Latin prehendere). The current spelling arose in the 16th century, perhaps influenced by Old French variants.

词汇	impregnable
释义	Definition of impregnable in English: impregnable adjective ɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)lɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)l 1(of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into. （工事）坚不可摧的，攻不破的 a massive and impregnable fortress figurative the seat I was offered appeared to be an impregnable Tory stronghold 〈喻〉给我的席位像是保守党坚不可摧的堡垒。 Example sentencesExamples The castle had been built with a good eye for defense; this place was virtually impregnable. Singapore, an island at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, was considered a vital part of the British Empire and supposedly impregnable as a fortress. No doubt it will go the way of all seemingly impregnable empires of the past. Yes sir, but we think that the position is impregnable and we can hold it against far superior forces. There has to be something; no fortress is completely impregnable. In their accounts of hunting for a way out, they provide a survey of a border territory, an impregnable zone through which the people imprisoned above would never pass. Labyrinthine streets of ancient slum housing traversed the steep hill up to the impregnable city walls. I'm satisfied this place is nearly impregnable. In the face of these pressures, Anglican natural theology retreated into the apparently impregnable fortress of biology. But he had other things in mind - plans that had been consuming his soul since he had escaped from La Fortaleza, the once impregnable fortress that had fallen a little over a year ago. Later, he began building model castles, surrounded by fortified emplacements, and he spent hours studying the virtually impregnable fortifications of Vauban. On 15 September French and Serbian mountain troops successfully attacked hitherto impregnable Bulgarian positions. Incredibly sturdy, it had been built to serve as a nuclear bomb shelter if necessary, supposedly an impregnable fortress of civil defense. But sometime during the final week your impregnable fortress crashes and burns, but you land on your feet at the very end of the month. Austria ruled directly only in the newly formed Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, but from the impregnable fortresses of the Quadrilateral in the central Po Valley Austrian bayonets could reach any part of Italy. The walls surrounding the city were impregnable, never before breached by an attacking army. However, instead of building the fort on a hill, the impassable wetlands were used to create an impregnable site, the biggest marshland in England. Between them they created a seemingly impregnable fortress, naturally protected on three sides by cliffs and defended by concentric lines of mutually supporting fortifications. In the middle of Hue, however, was a virtually impregnable fortress known as the Citadel, with towers, ramparts, moats, concrete walls, and bunkers. The key to the Belgian defence along the Albert Canal was the supposedly impregnable fortress of Eben-Emael. Synonyms invulnerable, impenetrable, unattackable, unassailable, inviolable, secure, strong, stout, safe, well fortified, well defended invincible, unconquerable, unbeatable, indestructible 1.1 Unable to be defeated or overcome. 不可战胜的，毁灭不了的，攻不破的 Liverpool used their good fortune to forge an impregnable lead 利物浦队本应用他们的好运取得坚实的半场领先。 Example sentencesExamples He's seen what looked like an impregnable 22-point lead slashed to just two ahead of me. Still, to perfect one's play at Worms, you will have to spend a lot of time learning the nuances of each weapon and tricks on how to defeat what seems like an impregnable AI. After all, within the space of a three-month election campaign she managed to squander a seemingly impregnable lead of 22 percent over the SPD. But Preston were knocked sideways by the shock of seeing their impregnable lead suddenly wiped out. He required forceful persuasion to forego county commitments to fly back for the final, but no-one smiled brighter after the previously impregnable Ireland had been clinically defeated by 47 runs. The victory stretched their 100 percent winning sequence to 19 matches and they now have an impregnable nine point lead at the top. Then, without warning, you've got the world's number one goalkeeper in self-destruct mode, the England captain glancing an own goal home and a seemingly impregnable lead overturned. He was impregnable, unbeatable, and nothing, no creature could even come close to conquering the mighty Kong. Synonyms unassailable, unbeatable, undefeatable, unshakeable, invincible, indomitable, unconquerable, unstoppable, invulnerable Derivatives impregnability noun ɪmprɛɡnəˈbɪlɪtiɪmˌprɛɡnəˈbɪlədi Standing on high ground above the river Aude, it gives an impression of magnificent impregnability: 52 pointed towers and gate-houses linked by three kilometres of crenellated double ramparts. Example sentencesExamples Like all dictators, he nurtured an illusion of impregnability. But then, in as stark a case of role reversal as you're ever likely to see, over the course of the next 80 minutes or so, Liverpool proceeded to divest the Milanese of their style, impregnability and, finally, their trophy. Meanwhile, at 57, he has reached a level of wealth and celebrity that guarantees a certain impregnability and affords him the right to say whatever he pleases in the knowledge that the consequences will not affect his standing. Of course, no government wants to undermine its own authority and appearance of impregnability by admitting that public objection to policy plays any part in its actions. impregnably adverb The Democrats, for their part, felt this was all part of a Republican coup that is reshaping the US to make it impregnably conservative. Example sentencesExamples The Tatshenshini and Alsek are twin prongs of a river draining what's perhaps the most impregnably wild mountain country in North America - the St. Elias and Alsek ranges. It took the people of the bow and arrow and the horse chariot an immeasurably long time to prevail against the indigenous inhabitants, who resisted them successfully from behind their impregnably fortification of solid masonry. The only way to dampen illegal immigration - short of an economic revolution in the sending countries or an impregnably militarized border - is to remove the jobs magnet. His confidence in his own rightness appears to be impregnably complete. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French imprenable, from in- 'not' + prendre 'take' (from Latin prehendere). The current spelling arose in the 16th century, perhaps influenced by Old French variants. Definition of impregnable in US English: impregnable adjectiveɪmˈprɛɡnəb(ə)limˈpreɡnəb(ə)l 1(of a fortified position) unable to be captured or broken into. （工事）坚不可摧的，攻不破的 an impregnable wall of solid sandstone 一道牢不可破的厚实的砂岩墙。 figurative the companies are impregnable to takeovers Example sentencesExamples But sometime during the final week your impregnable fortress crashes and burns, but you land on your feet at the very end of the month. No doubt it will go the way of all seemingly impregnable empires of the past. The key to the Belgian defence along the Albert Canal was the supposedly impregnable fortress of Eben-Emael. Later, he began building model castles, surrounded by fortified emplacements, and he spent hours studying the virtually impregnable fortifications of Vauban. On 15 September French and Serbian mountain troops successfully attacked hitherto impregnable Bulgarian positions. Between them they created a seemingly impregnable fortress, naturally protected on three sides by cliffs and defended by concentric lines of mutually supporting fortifications. Singapore, an island at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula, was considered a vital part of the British Empire and supposedly impregnable as a fortress. Yes sir, but we think that the position is impregnable and we can hold it against far superior forces. Austria ruled directly only in the newly formed Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, but from the impregnable fortresses of the Quadrilateral in the central Po Valley Austrian bayonets could reach any part of Italy. The castle had been built with a good eye for defense; this place was virtually impregnable. There has to be something; no fortress is completely impregnable. Labyrinthine streets of ancient slum housing traversed the steep hill up to the impregnable city walls. In their accounts of hunting for a way out, they provide a survey of a border territory, an impregnable zone through which the people imprisoned above would never pass. In the face of these pressures, Anglican natural theology retreated into the apparently impregnable fortress of biology. However, instead of building the fort on a hill, the impassable wetlands were used to create an impregnable site, the biggest marshland in England. But he had other things in mind - plans that had been consuming his soul since he had escaped from La Fortaleza, the once impregnable fortress that had fallen a little over a year ago. The walls surrounding the city were impregnable, never before breached by an attacking army. Incredibly sturdy, it had been built to serve as a nuclear bomb shelter if necessary, supposedly an impregnable fortress of civil defense. In the middle of Hue, however, was a virtually impregnable fortress known as the Citadel, with towers, ramparts, moats, concrete walls, and bunkers. I'm satisfied this place is nearly impregnable. Synonyms invulnerable, impenetrable, unattackable, unassailable, inviolable, secure, strong, stout, safe, well fortified, well defended 1.1 Unable to be defeated or destroyed; unassailable. 不可战胜的，毁灭不了的，攻不破的 the case against Hastings would have been almost impregnable Example sentencesExamples He was impregnable, unbeatable, and nothing, no creature could even come close to conquering the mighty Kong. He's seen what looked like an impregnable 22-point lead slashed to just two ahead of me. But Preston were knocked sideways by the shock of seeing their impregnable lead suddenly wiped out. Still, to perfect one's play at Worms, you will have to spend a lot of time learning the nuances of each weapon and tricks on how to defeat what seems like an impregnable AI. Then, without warning, you've got the world's number one goalkeeper in self-destruct mode, the England captain glancing an own goal home and a seemingly impregnable lead overturned. After all, within the space of a three-month election campaign she managed to squander a seemingly impregnable lead of 22 percent over the SPD. He required forceful persuasion to forego county commitments to fly back for the final, but no-one smiled brighter after the previously impregnable Ireland had been clinically defeated by 47 runs. The victory stretched their 100 percent winning sequence to 19 matches and they now have an impregnable nine point lead at the top. Synonyms unassailable, unbeatable, undefeatable, unshakeable, invincible, indomitable, unconquerable, unstoppable, invulnerable Origin Late Middle English: from Old French imprenable, from in- ‘not’ + prendre ‘take’ (from Latin prehendere). The current spelling arose in the 16th century, perhaps influenced by Old French variants.
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