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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 幾乎/幾乎/幾乎不可能 Only a year ago and this would have seemed impossible. 就在一年前，這似乎是不可能的。 Getting any kind of decent job was proving impossible. 事實證明，找到任何體面的工作都是不可能的。 an impossible dream/goal 無法實現的夢想／目標 - impossible for somebody
Going downstairs would be impossible for him with his sprained ankle. 他扭傷了腳踝，不可能下樓。 - impossible to do
The outcome is impossible to predict. 結局是無法預測的。 It's impossible to prove. 這件事無法證實。 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. 說不準哪個最好。 It is impossible to tell whether it will actually work. 很難說它是否真的會起作用。 I find it impossible to lie to her. 我覺得無法對她撒謊。 - it is impossible for somebody to do something
It's impossible for me to be there before eight. 我在八點之前不可能趕到那裏。
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintya2I'm really sorry. It's just impossible. 實在抱歉，但這確實不可能。 It's probably impossible to know whether such conversations took place. 大概不可能知道這樣的對話是否發生過。 Cooking for forty would be frankly impossible without my new assistant. 沒有我的新助手，我確實無法給40 個人準備飯菜。 The high cost of childcare made returning to work economically impossible. 兒童托管的高昂費用使得重返工作崗位從經濟上無法實現。 Darkness made it impossible to continue. 太暗了，無法再繼續了。 I found his offer impossible to resist. 我覺得他的提議無法抗拒。 It's impossible for me to say. 我是不可能說的。 They are setting a standard that it is humanly impossible to meet. 他們在設定的標準非人力所能及。 It was well-nigh impossible for him to convince her that he was right. 讓他說服她相信他是對的幾乎不可能。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- downright
- …
- for
very difficult to deal with 難處理的；很難對付的 I've been placed in an impossible position. 我陷入了進退維谷的境地。 Honestly, you're impossible at times! 說實話，你有時真令人難以忍受。
Extra ExamplesI find her impossible. 我發現她真讓人受不了。 The situation is just impossible for us. 這種情形對我們來說根本是不可能存在的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- find somebody
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- really
- absolutely
- completely
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- the impossiblenoun [singular]
a thing that is or seems impossible （似乎）不可能的事 to attempt the impossible 明知不可爲而爲之
Word OriginMiddle 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. 許多人認爲這項任務是不可能完成的。