impossible

adj.

1. 不可能存在（或做到）的；不可能的
   that cannot exist or be done; not possible
   1. almost/virtually impossible
      几乎 / 实际上不可能
   2. It's impossible for me to be there before eight.
      我在八点之前不可能赶到那里。
   3. It's impossible to prove.
      这件事无法证实。
   4. I find it impossible to lie to her.
      我觉得无法对她撒谎。
   5. an impossible dream/goal
      无法实现的梦想 / 目标
2. 难处理的；很难对付的
   very difficult to deal with
   1. I've been placed in an impossible position .
      我陷入了进退维谷的境地。
   2. Honestly, you're impossible at times!
      说实话，你有时真令人难以忍受。
3. （似乎）不可能的事
   a thing that is or seems impossible
   1. to attempt the impossible
      明知不可为而为之

1. ADJ-GRADED 不可能的;做不到的
   Something that is impossible cannot be done or cannot happen.
   1. It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password...
      因为没人知道密码,所以任何人都不可能进得去。
   2. He thinks the tax is impossible to administer...
      他认为税金没法管理。
   3. You shouldn't promise what's impossible...
      你不该许诺做不到的事情。
   4. Keller is good at describing music – an almost impossible task to do well.
      凯勒擅长描述音乐——这可是一项几乎难以做好的任务。
   5. The impossible is something which is impossible.
      不可能做到的事;难以完成的事
   6. They were expected to do the impossible...
      他们被指望去完成难以完成的任务。
   7. No one can achieve the impossible.
      这是不可能的事，没人能做到。
2. ADJ 极难应付的
   An impossible situation or an impossible position is one that is very difficult to deal with.
   1. The Government was now in an almost impossible position.
      政府现在几乎陷入了进退维谷的境地。
3. ADJ-GRADED 难以忍受的;让人受不了的
   If you describe someone as impossible, you are annoyed that their bad behaviour or strong views make them difficult to deal with.
   1. The woman is impossible, thought Frannie.
      弗兰妮想,这个女人真让人受不了。

1. Rawlins stresses that it is impossible to prove a causal link between the drug and the deaths
   罗林斯强调无法证明这种药物和多起死亡事件之间存在因果关系。
2. It's impossible to disentangle the myth from reality.
   分清楚神话和现实是不可能的。
3. Peace could come only gradually, in carefully measured steps. Even then, it sounds almost impossible to achieve
   和平只会逐渐到来，而且每一步都走得小心翼翼。即使那样，要实现和平听起来仍几乎不可能。
4. It is almost impossible to visit Florida without falling in love with the state
   去佛罗里达观光而不爱上这个州几乎不可能。
5. The economic crisis makes jobs almost impossible to find and even able pupils feel hopeless about job prospects.
   经济危机使得找到工作几乎成为不可能，就连能力出众的学生都对工作前景不抱希望。
6. Sometimes, that standard is quite difficult, if not impossible, to achieve
   有时即便有可能达到那个标准，那也是非常困难。
7. It was impossible for anyone to get in because no one knew the password
   因为没人知道密码，所以任何人都不可能进得去。
8. He thinks the tax is impossible to administer
   他认为税金没法管理。
9. You shouldn't promise what's impossible
   你不该许诺做不到的事情。
10. Keller is good at describing music – an almost impossible task to do well.
    凯勒擅长描述音乐——这可是一项几乎难以做好的任务。
11. The Government was now in an almost impossible position.
    政府现在几乎陷入了进退维谷的境地。
12. The woman is impossible, thought Frannie.
    弗兰妮想，这个女人真让人受不了。
13. Such measures would be highly impracticable and almost impossible to apply.
    这样的措施非常不切实际，几乎不可能付诸实施。
14. It was impossible to tell from his mien whether he was offended.
    从他的神态中难以看出他是否生气了。
15. It would be impossible to change his mind.
    要让他改变想法是不可能的事情。
16. A pilot episode of Nothing's Impossible has already been filmed.
    《一切皆有可能》的试播集已拍摄出来了。
17. I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking.
    我认识一些人，他们觉得戒烟几乎是不可能的。
18. The implication seems to be that it is impossible to pursue economic reform and democracy simultaneously
    言外之意似乎是经济改革和民主化进程是不可能同时进行的。
19. It was the kind of rumour that it is impossible to refute.
    这是那种让人根本没法批驳的谣言。
20. He replied that this was absolutely impossible
    他回复说这是绝对不可能的。
21. It's impossible to get everybody together at the same time
    让所有人同时聚在一起是不可能的。
22. It's impossible to assess how many officers are participating in the slowdown.
    要估算出究竟多少高级职员参与了怠工是不可能的。
23. Had it really been impossible to find someone who could smuggle out a letter?
    真的找不到一个能把信偷偷地带出去的人吗？
24. It is impossible to say who struck the fatal blow.
    很难判断是谁给了致命的一击。
25. It was a question that Roy not unnaturally found impossible to answer
    那是个罗伊显然无法回答的问题。
26. It would have been virtually impossible to research all the information.
    要对所有的信息进行分析研究几乎是不可能的。
27. Finding a rug that's just the colour, size and price you want can be well-nigh impossible.
    找到一块颜色、尺寸和价格都符合你要求的毛毯几乎是不可能的。
28. Of course it's absolutely impossible.
    当然那是万万不可能的。
29. Don't ask me to do impossible things.
    别叫我做办不到的事。
30. What was thought impossible has now been done.
    原来认为办不到的事，现在办到了。

noun

1. something that cannot be done
   1. his assignment verged on the impossible

adj

1. not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
   1. an impossible dream
   2. an impossible situation

2. totally unlikely

   Synonym:    inconceivableout of the questionunimaginable

3. used of persons or their behavior
   1. impossible behavior
   2. insufferable insolence

   Synonym:    insufferableunacceptableunsufferable