untenable

adj.

1. 难以捍卫的；站不住脚的；不堪一击的
   that cannot be defended against attack or criticism
   1. 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。

1. ADJ-GRADED （论点、理论或立场）经不起反驳的，不堪一击的，站不住脚的
   An argument, theory, or position that is untenable cannot be defended successfully against criticism or attack.
   1. This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint...
      从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。
   2. He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
      他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。

1. She was so disloyal to her deputy she made his position untenable
   她对她的副手很不守信义，使得他的职位岌岌可危。
2. This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint
   从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。
3. He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
   他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。
4. That argument is untenable ( or does not hold water).
   这个论点不能成立。
5. This idea had proved untenable.
   这种想法后来证明是站不住脚的。
6. We must avoid frittering away our resources on untenable positions.
   我们应避免在难以守住的据点上消耗我们的实力。
7. Her position as a small and weak state hedged in by a large and powerful Republic became untenable.
   它作为一个被强大的共和国所包围住的弱小的州的地位已难以维持。
8. The concept of the subject being mainly concerned with attaining such a knowledge is totally untenable.
   认为这一主题的内涵主要是为了获得这类知识这种想法是完全无根据的。
9. A visible Israeli presence on the road will make his position with respect to the agreement untenable.
   只要以色列人出现在那条公路上，就会使他对待协议的立场无法维持下去。
10. In aggregate this situation is untenable.
    总体来说，这种情况是难以办到的。
11. 174. Previous explanations of the rising divorce rate in China are simply untenable.
    以前对中国离婚率升高的解释是完全站不住脚的。
12. But for business-critical functions, abrupt abandonment for non-performance is untenable.
    但是，对于企业关键的功能，由于非性能原因突然舍弃是站不住脚的。
13. But even academic advocates of this approach conceded that it is politically untenable.
    不过，即使是提倡这一做法的学术界人士也承认，这在政治上是站不住脚的。
14. This lack of strategy is untenable.
    这种缺乏战略的局面是站不住脚的。
15. But that seems politically untenable.
    但这似乎在政治上站不住脚。
16. The credit market was then at obviously untenable valuations.
    当时的信贷市场估值处在一个显然无法维持的水平。
17. Without sufficient evidence, your claim is untenable, and we can see no point in pursuing it further.
    我充分证据，你方的索赔要求是不能成立的，我们认为没有必要继续纠缠此事。
18. I find your theory is untenable and it must be rejected.
    我觉得你的理论是站不住脚的，必须予以摒弃。
19. But, intellectually, their position is now untenable.
    但从理性上说，他们的立场如今站不住脚。
20. Superstitions are often thought of as naive, popular beliefs that are logically or scientifically untenable.
    迷信通常被认为是一些朴实天真，流行甚广的信仰，从逻辑和科学的角度看都站不住脚。
21. This defence is increasingly untenable for two reasons.
    这种辩护之所以越来越站不住脚，原因有二。
22. Such a business model is untenable if airports are unreliable.
    如果机场不让人放心，这种商业模式也无法维系。
23. This allegation in my view is totally untenable.
    在他看来，这种指控是完全站不住脚的。
24. She left, saying her job had become untenable.
    她离开了，说她的工作已变得难以继续。
25. The government's science budget has forced deep cuts in research and is politically untenable.
    政府的科学预算已经迫使大量缩减科研经费，这在政治上是师出无名的。
26. I would regard his theory as untenable if it should fail in certain tests.
    他的理论，如果在某些测试中失败的话，我便会认为它站不住脚。
27. If three people in four no longer supports the government, isn't this an untenable situation?
    如果四个人中有三个人不再支持政府，这难道不是难以为继的局面吗？
28. Eventually, though, the business grows to a point where that model becomes untenable.
    而最终，当企业发展到一定阶段时，这种模式就不适用了。
29. On the first point, Goldman's status strikes me as untenable.
    关于第一点，高盛现在的身份在我看来站不住脚。

adj

1. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified

   Synonym:    indefensible