indefensible

英 [ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl] 美 [ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl]

adj.  (道德上)无可辩解的,不能原谅的; 无法防守的

TEM8

BNC.19248 / COCA.21778



牛津词典

adj.

  1. (道德上)无可辩解的,不能原谅的
    that cannot be defended or excused because it is morally unacceptable
    1. indefensible behaviour
      不可原谅的行为
    2. The minister was accused of defending the indefensible.
      那位大臣被指责庇护不可原谅的行为。
  2. 无法防守的
    impossible to defend from military attack

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED 站不住脚的;无可辩解的
      If you say that a statement, action, or idea is indefensible, you mean that it cannot be justified or supported because it is completely wrong or unacceptable.
      1. His action was indefensible...
        他的行为是不可原谅的。
      2. She described the new policy as 'morally indefensible'.
        她认为新政策“在道德上是站不住脚的”。
      3. The indefensible is something which is indefensible.
        站不住脚的观点(或说法);无可辩解的行为
      4. To argue otherwise is trying to defend the indefensible.
        持相反的论点就是试图为站不住脚的事情强辩。
    2. ADJ 无法防御的;无法保卫的
      Places or buildings that are indefensible cannot be defended if they are attacked.
      1. The checkpoint was abandoned as militarily indefensible.
        检查站因为军事上无法防御而被舍弃。

    双语例句

    1. His action was indefensible
      他的行为是不可原谅的。
    2. She described the new policy as 'morally indefensible'.
      她认为新政策“在道德上是站不住脚的”。
    3. The checkpoint was abandoned as militarily indefensible.
      检查站因为军事上无法防御而被舍弃。
    4. Those lines, he said, are "indefensible."
      他表示,那些边境线是“站不住脚的。”
    5. To opt out at the critical moment would be quite indefensible.
      在关键时刻置身事外的做法是决不能原谅的。
    6. Before I allowed you to scold severals also just, once and for all this affair my indefensible was previously.
      以前我任你数落几句也就罢了,毕竟这件事情我理亏在先。
    7. As a result some economists, such as Peter Diamond, argue it would be indefensible to raise the retirement age, since it would hurt the poor.
      因此,彼得戴蒙德(peterdiamond)等一些经济学家辩称,提高退休年龄的说法是站不住脚的,因为这将损害穷人利益。
    8. It was neither here nor there, however: Mr Madoff's conduct was ultimately indefensible and he deserved what he got.
      这并不重要,但是,马多夫先生的行为最终是别人无法为他辩护的,他罪有应得。
    9. It was un-called for and you simply can't defend the indefensible.
      那是完全没有理由的,很简单,你不能为无法辩护的东西辩护。
    10. Opposition members are still trying to defend the indefensible.
      反对派仍在试图为他们站不住脚的论点辩护。
    11. It is indefensible as a sport.
      作为一种运动,这是站不住脚的。
    12. That person is certainly an indefensible of, so the medicine store owner make out right? Does he stop a murderous way how you see?
      那个人当然是理亏的,那么药店老板做得对吗?他制止谋杀的办法你怎么看?
    13. I supported him publicly but also said his actions were indefensible.
      我在公开场合支持他,但我也说过,他的行为是无非推脱责任的。
    14. [ Private equity groups] should recognise that tax treatment of their income has become indefensible, Mr Dear said on Monday.
      (私人股本集团)应当认识到,针对他们的收入的税收待遇已经站不住脚了。迪尔周一表示。
    15. Your billing practices are indefensible.
      你的帐单一捅就破。
    16. If we find a position indefensible, we can abandon it and take a new line of attack.
      如果我们找到自己的位置是站不住脚的,我们不能放弃它,并采取一系列新的攻击。
    17. A few troops are still shooting from what seems like an indefensible position.
      一些军队仍在从看上去像无法防御的阵地上射击。
    18. It is not just that western support for autocracy and indulgence of the corruption of Arab rulers is morally indefensible.
      西方对威权政府的支持、对阿拉伯统治者腐败的纵容,在道义上是站不住脚的。
    19. His actions remain indefensible because he broke his word and his contract.
      他的所作所为是无可辩解的,因为他既食言又违约。
    20. In any case to tell lies to the young, who have no means of checking what they are told, is morally indefensible.
      无论如何,趁年轻人还不会鉴别真伪,就对他们撒谎,在道义上是站不住的。
    21. There are no indefensible clients – just indefensible arguments.
      没有无法辩护的委托人,只有无法辩护的论点。
    22. What remains of the case must be based on a contingent weighing of costs and benefits, rather than sharp, principled and ultimately indefensible distinctions.
      要让理由成立,就必须视情况对成本和利益进行权衡,而不是只考虑基于原则但最终站不住脚的巨大差异。
    23. His views were condemned as utterly ridiculous and indefensible.
      他的观点被斥责为极其可笑且站不住脚。
    24. He derided its proponents as "half-scientist* half-charlatan", decried their" indefensible "conceptual basis, and ascribed their popularity to" extraordinary "American credulity.
      他嘲笑技术官僚是“一半科学家一半骗子”,嘲笑他们的“站不住脚的”概念基础,并归因于他们的流行是美国“特别”易受骗。
    25. Some very intelligent people have argued that giving future generations less weight than the current generation is ethically indefensible.
      一些非常聪明的人争辩说给后代减轻负担是毋庸置疑的。分辩是非不总是很容易的。
    26. "That's an indefensible lie," brother Jack said.
      这是漏洞百出的谎言,杰克兄弟说。
    27. But it is undeniable that certain fairly expensive aspects of the current tax system favour the most fortunate and border on the indefensible.
      但有一点无可否认,现行税制中一些代价相当高昂的方面对最幸运的人群有利,几乎完全没有道理。
    28. Your conduct in this matter has been thoroughly indefensible.
      你在此事中的做法完全是难圆其说的。
    29. The British commissioner, at heart a free trader, called various aspects of China's trade policy illogical, indefensible and unacceptable and accused it of doing nothing to rein in rampant counterfeiting that was costing European business hundreds of millions of euros.
      这位来自英国的、骨子里推崇自由贸易的欧盟贸易专员认为,中国贸易政策的各个方面都不合逻辑、站不住脚、无法接受,并指责中国放任猖獗的造假行为,导致欧洲企业损失惨重。
    30. I think that's just about the most morally indefensible reason anybody could have for doing anything.
      我想,任何人在做任何事时都有一个理由,而这一个是在道德上最说不过去的。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. incapable of being justified or explained

        Synonym:    insupportableunjustifiableunwarrantableunwarranted

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

          Synonym:    untenable

        1. not able to be protected against attack