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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔COST〕Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said it was impossible to build a good computer for such a low price. 微软主席比尔·盖茨说，以这么低的价格制造优质电脑是不可能的。朗文写作活用〔EFFECT/AFFECT〕One possible side effect of the drug is loss of memory. 这药一个可能的副作用是失去记忆。朗文写作活用〔ILLEGAL〕It is possible, of course, for computer users to illegally download games for free. 电脑使用者非法免费下载游戏当然是可能的。朗文写作活用〔IMPOSSIBLE〕I was suddenly struck by the impossibility of achieving our aims. 我忽然间意识到要达到我们的目标是不可能的事。朗文写作活用〔IMPOSSIBLE〕There's no way we can get to the airport in less than an hour. 在一小时之内我们要赶到机场是绝无可能的。朗文写作活用〔SEEM〕Running a mile in under 4 minutes was a seemingly impossible task. 四分钟之内跑一英里似乎是不可能的事。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕Getting food supplies through the blockade is almost impossible. 把食品供给运过封锁线几乎是不可能的。朗文写作活用〔accommodation〕Accommodation seemed impossible.和解似乎是不可能的。麦克米伦高阶〔avenue〕We plan to pursue all available avenues to get our message to the public.我们计划寻求各种可能的渠道将我们的信息公之于众。韦氏高阶〔be out of the question〕There's no question of agreeing to the demands.同意这些要求是不可能的。剑桥高阶〔bound〕Officials are bound by law to investigate any possible fraud.法律规定官员有义务调查任何可能的欺诈行为。牛津搭配〔camouflage〕It was impossible to camouflage the facts.要掩盖事实是不可能的。韦氏高阶〔chase down〕They have chased down all possible clues but cannot find the lost girl.他们已经找遍了一切可能的线索，但仍未找到这个遗失的女孩。21世纪英汉〔chimerical〕Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable.大胆虚构或异想天开的；非常不可能的美国传统〔close-hauled〕With sails trimmed flat for sailing as close to the wind as possible.张满帆的，迎风航行的：航行时调整船帆以便尽可能的与风保持一致的美国传统〔comparison〕Direct comparison between the two languages is not possible.直接比较这两种语言是不可能的。麦克米伦高阶〔consider〕The company is being actively considered as a potential partner(= it is thought possible that it could become one).这家公司正在被积极考虑为可能的合作伙伴。牛津高阶〔conversation〕It's impossible to carry on a conversation with all this noise in the background.在这么喧闹的环境中进行谈话是不可能的。朗文当代〔could〕They could still succeed, although it's not likely.虽然他们成功的可能性不大，但还是有可能的。韦氏高阶〔direction〕The recommendations indicate possible directions for further studies.推荐信指出今后学习可能的发展方向。牛津搭配〔divorce〕It's not possible to divorce sport from politics.要让体育完全脱离政治是不可能的。外研社新世纪〔drink〕It is impossible for him to keep a secret when he is in drink.要他在喝醉时守住秘密是不可能的。英汉大词典〔duff〕The old car was so cracked that it would have been impossible to duff it.这辆旧汽车那么破裂，想把它翻新是不可能的。21世纪英汉〔earmark〕The platoon scouts enemy positions and earmarks possible landing zones.这个排侦察了敌人的位置, 标定了可能的着陆地点。外研社新世纪〔every〕He was given every chance.他得到一切可能的机会。英汉大词典〔example〕It is possible to combine Computer Science with other subjects, for example Physics.将计算机科学与其他学科，如物理学，结合起来是可能的。牛津高阶〔explanation〕The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed.最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。牛津搭配〔extreme〕It is unlikely in the extreme that she will change her mind.她改变主意是绝不可能的。麦克米伦高阶〔find a way〕Finding a way through the legislation is impossible without expert advice.没有专家指导，（某一法案）要通过立法程序成为法律是不可能的。剑桥高阶〔fling〕The villagers flung all possible effort into rebuilding the bombed houses.村民们把一切可能的力量都用于重建被炸毁的房屋。英汉大词典〔fly〕Rumours were flying about possible deals.关于可能的交易的传闻在满天飞。柯林斯高阶〔guarantee〕We can't guarantee that you are going to get the cheapest fare possible.我们不能保证你得到可能的最低票价。麦克米伦高阶〔hit on〕After running through the numbers in every possible combination, we finally hit on a solution.将这些数字进行各种可能的排列组合后，我们终于找到了答案。柯林斯高阶〔imaginable〕Parents encourage every activity imaginable.父母鼓励孩子参与一切可能的活动。柯林斯高阶〔impossibility〕No one can achieve the impossible.这是不可能的事，没人能做到。柯林斯高阶〔impossible〕A total ban on tobacco would be impossible.彻底禁止吸烟是不可能的。外研社新世纪〔impossible〕I just want to be able to buy healthy food at a reasonable price. Is that asking the impossible? 我只是想能以合理的价格买到健康食品。难道这是在要求不可能的事吗？朗文当代〔impossible〕She wants a man who is attractive and funny as well, which is asking the impossible in my opinion.她想找一个有魅力又风趣的男人，这在我看来是不可能的事。剑桥高阶〔lead〕The police are following every possible lead.警方不放过任何一条可能的线索。牛津搭配〔likely〕A 'yes' vote is still the likely outcome.表决通过仍然是很有可能的结果。外研社新世纪〔limitation〕I realized how possible it was to overcome your limitations, to achieve well beyond what you believe yourself capable of.我意识到，要超越自己的局限、取得超乎自己想象的成就是完全有可能的。柯林斯高阶〔mathematical〕They claim 65% of people agree and 45% disagree - a mathematical impossibility.他们声称有65%的人支持，45%的人反对，这在数学上是不可能的。剑桥高阶〔maze〕It's almost impossible to get through the maze of bureaucracy.要通过错综复杂的官僚式繁文缛节几乎是不可能的。剑桥高阶〔mind〕It would be impossible to change her mind.要让她改变想法是不可能的。外研社新世纪〔nay〕Such a policy is difficult, nay impossible.这一政策很难实施，甚至是不可能的。牛津高阶〔otherwise〕There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise.相信我，我已经努力试图说服自己我们之间存有希望，但我们真的是绝对不可能的。柯林斯高阶〔outcome〕There are two possible outcomes.有两种可能的结局。韦氏高阶〔out〕I've hurt my back, so gardening is out as far as I'm concerned.我的背受了伤，所以对我来说干园艺活是不可能的。麦克米伦高阶〔permutation〕The possible permutations of x, y and z are xyz, xzy, yxz, yzx, zxy and zyx.*x、y 和 z 的可能的组合方式为 xyz、xzy、yxz、yzx、zxy 和 zyx。牛津高阶〔pessimism〕The doctrine or belief that this is the worst of all possible worlds and that all things ultimately tend toward evil.悲观主义：认为这是所有可能的世界中最坏的一种和所有的事情最终都归于邪恶的教条和信念美国传统〔plumb〕It's not plumb impossible.这并不是完全不可能的。英汉大词典〔possibility〕There was no possibility of changing the voting procedure.改变投票程序是不可能的。朗文当代〔possible〕I can't get it all done by Friday - it's just not possible.我星期五前无法全部完成——是不可能的。剑桥高阶〔possible〕It's theoretically possible but highly unlikely ever to happen.这从理论上说是有可能的，但是基本上不会发生。牛津搭配〔possible〕Management, like politics, is the art of the possible.经营管理跟搞政治一样,没有不可能的事。英汉大词典〔poss〕Please send a photo if poss.如果可能的话请寄张照片来。朗文当代〔prediction〕In this study, we made no specific predictions about likely outcomes.在这项研究中，我们没有对可能的结果作具体的预测。牛津搭配〔predict〕It is impossible to predict what will happen.预知未来的事是不可能的。牛津高阶〔preventive〕Carried out to deter expected aggression by hostile forces.防止的：实施以用来防止敌对势力有可能的进攻的美国传统〔prime〕The mayor has become a prime target for criticism.市长已成为最可能的抨击目标。韦氏高阶〔probability〕The quality or condition of being probable; likelihood.可能性，或然性：可能的性质或状况；可能性美国传统〔prove〕It may prove difficult/impossible to do this.要做这件事可能最终是有难度/不可能的。韦氏高阶〔refinement〕It is possible to add a few useful refinements to the basic system.对基本系统进行一些有益的改良是可能的。牛津搭配〔salary〕It's impossible to bring up a family on such a low salary.靠如此低的薪水养活一家人是不可能的。牛津搭配〔scenario〕A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.一个可能的方案就是我们搬去那个城市。韦氏高阶〔secure〕Try and make your house as secure as you possibly can.要采取措施使房子尽可能的安全。外研社新世纪〔stretch〕There's no way I could work for ten hours at a stretch.要我连续工作10个小时是不可能的。剑桥高阶〔test〕It is difficult to test a potential cure when a disease is ill-defined.如果对疾病的描述不明确，那就很难检验可能的治疗方法。牛津搭配〔the〕Come on now, that's asking for the impossible.好了，你在要求不可能的事情。朗文当代〔thus〕Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. Thus it would be almost impossible to prove him guilty.大多数证据已在火中烧毁，因而要证明他有罪几乎是不可能的。朗文当代〔trackrecord〕If possible, select pairs of fish that already have a track record for breeding.如果可能的话，选择几对有过繁殖记录的鱼。牛津搭配〔unlikelihood〕Something unlikely.不可能的事：不可能发生的某件事情美国传统〔unrealistically〕It would be unrealistic to expect such a process ever to be completed.想要完成这个步骤是不可能的。柯林斯高阶〔virtually〕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。柯林斯高阶〔virtually〕It's virtually impossible to convince him to eat vegetables.要说服他吃蔬菜几乎是不可能的。麦克米伦高阶〔way〕He is not in any way, shape, or form trying to escape his responsibility.他试图逃脱责任是绝不可能的。麦克米伦高阶〔well-nigh〕It would be well-nigh impossible to get there in less than an hour.在1小时以内赶到那里几乎是不可能的。麦克米伦高阶〔wherein〕Adequate housing is possible in developed, mixed economies wherein the interests of the poor have prevailed.在发达的混合经济体中，充足的房源供给是可能的，在那里贫困阶层的利益较有保障。柯林斯高阶〔wish〕It's no use wishing for the impossible.企求不可能的事情是徒劳无益的。牛津高阶〔yes〕This is a possible,yes,a probable explanation.这是一个可能的而且是很可能言之成理的解释。英汉大词典Both sides are determined to get the best deal possible from tomorrow's negotiations and will go in with guns blazing.双方都决心在明天的谈判中达成可能的最好的协议，因而会坚定地进行谈判。剑桥国际His hypothesis, while unlikely, is neither logically nor physically impossible.他的假设虽然匪夷所思，但在逻辑上和客观上并不是不可能的。剑桥国际It 's highly improbable that Norris will agree.诺里斯会同意是很不可能的。剑桥国际It is impossible to predict how good this year's vintage will be.预测今年酿制的酒有多好是不可能的。剑桥国际It's almost impossible to get politicians to talk candidly about their ambitions.让政客坦率地谈他们的野心几乎是不可能的。剑桥国际It's impossible to define (= know and state) exactly what makes him so attractive.要确切知道什么使他如此引人注目是不可能的。剑桥国际It's impossible to foresee exactly how our actions will affect the future. 要确切预见我们的行动对将来会有怎样的影响是不可能的。剑桥国际It's impossible to predict what he'll do--he just acts as/when the spirit moves him (= in a completely unplanned way).要预测他想做的事是不可能的----他想到什么就立刻去做什么。剑桥国际It's not possible--he'd never hurt his children for the world.这是不可能的----他是无论如何也不会伤害自己孩子的。剑桥国际Leach puts forward the idea that it is impossible to spoil a child.利奇提出一个观点，即宠坏孩子是不可能的。剑桥国际Mission Impossible is the newest blockbuster movie in the market. 不可能的任务是最近上市的卖座强片。译典通She wants a man who is bright, attractive and funny as well, which is asking the impossible in my opinion.她想找一个聪明、有吸引力同时又风趣的男人，这在我看来是不可能的事。剑桥国际Splitting up the group would have been impossible.拆分集团原本会是不可能的。牛津商务That's one possible solution to the problem.对这个问题来说，这是个可能的解决办法。剑桥国际The director has arranged a meeting to consider the problem and any possible solutions.经理安排了一次会议来考虑这个问题以及任何可能的解决方案。剑桥国际There is no question of the chief executive resigning.总裁辞职是不可能的。牛津商务They are laying the groundwork for a possible takeover bid.他们正在为可能的合并出价做准备工作。牛津商务They are now trying to chase down all possible clues. 他们现在正在设法寻找一切可能的线索。译典通Three words succinctly evoked the Kennedy era and what it meant at the time: “Everything seemed possible”.三个简短的英语词使人想起肯尼迪时代并充分表达了它在当时的特殊含义，这三个词译成中文就是:“没有不可能的事”。剑桥国际Where possible, redundancy should be on a voluntary basis.如果可能的话，精简人员应当建立在自愿基础上。牛津商务 |
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