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impracticability

/im-prak-ti-kuh-buhl/US // ɪmˈpræk tɪ kə bəl //UK // (ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl) //

不切实际,不现实性,不现实,不可行

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.
    • : unsuitable for practical use or purposes, as a device or material.
    • : impassable.
    • : hard to deal with because of stubbornness, stupidity, etc.

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Examples

  • So part of the reason ice cream was so coveted is that, like vanilla, it was scarce and impracticable.

  • I looked over the terrace; it was far too high to leap from; escape, if there was danger, was impracticable.

  • It has usually been considered impracticable to combine any powers of compulsion with a Poor Law system.

  • Then he conclusively proves the first impracticable and the second inexpedient.

  • He was crotchetty and impracticable, a man of rash judgment and hasty action-as brave and as tenacious as a bulldog.

  • Suffice it to say, the bordeaux was very respectable; but the beefsteak impracticable, and the poulette questionable.