untenable 英 [ʌnˈtenəbl] 　 美 [ʌnˈtɛnəbəl]

untenable

untenable　 英 [ʌnˈtenəbl] 美 [ʌnˈtɛnəbəl]

adj. （论据等）站不住脚的；不能维持的；不能租赁的；难以防守的　

No-fly zones are often a compromise in situations where the international community is demanding a response to ongoing violence, but full military intervention would be politically untenable.　禁飞区往往是在国际社会要求对持续的暴力做回应的情况下的一种折中的方式，但全面的军事介入政治上是站不住脚的。
It has since been shown that such an approach is untenable due to lack of consumer acceptance and now any transgene showing homology with a known allergen is not pursued as a commercial option.　由于缺乏消费者认同，这种方法已经表明是站不住脚的，现在，任何一种显示出与已知过敏原有同族关系的转基因都不会被商业化。

  • If something is untenable, you can't defend it or justify it. If your disagreement with your teacher puts you in an untenable position, you better just admit you made a mistake and get on with it.
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  • adj. （论据等）站不住脚的；不能维持的；不能租赁的；难以防守的

  • 1. No-fly zones are often a compromise in situations where the international community is demanding a response to ongoing violence, but full military intervention would be politically untenable.

    禁飞区往往是在国际社会要求对持续的暴力做回应的情况下的一种折中的方式，但全面的军事介入政治上是站不住脚的。

  • 2. It has since been shown that such an approach is untenable due to lack of consumer acceptance and now any transgene showing homology with a known allergen is not pursued as a commercial option.

    由于缺乏消费者认同，这种方法已经表明是站不住脚的，现在，任何一种显示出与已知过敏原有同族关系的转基因都不会被商业化。

  • untenable (adj.) 1640s, "indefensible, incapable of being held against attack," from un- (1) "not" + tenable (adj.). Figurative sense is recorded from 1690s.
un·ten·able / ʌnˈtenəbl ; NAmE ʌnˈtenəbl / adjective ( formal) (of a theory, position, etc. 理论、地位等 ) that cannot be defended against attack or criticism 难以捍卫的；站不住脚的；不堪一击的 ◆ 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。 OPP tenable un·ten·able / ʌnˈtenəbl ; NAmE ʌnˈtenəbl /
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