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unsinkable

US // (ʌnˈsɪŋkəbəl) //

不沉的,不沉,不可沉没的,不可沉没

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not capable of sinking or being sunk

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • My first reaction upon finishing it was to imitate the unsinkable Ursula and begin all over again.

  • The craft is rude and comfortless in the extreme and so constructed as to be nearly unsinkable if kept off the rocks.

  • It is unsinkable for one thing, and, being flat-bottomed, slips over the waves instead of plowing through them.

  • Seal the boat and she's unsinkable the way a corked bottle is.

  • Also, battleships which should be unsinkable and provided with longer-range guns than those of the enemy would be required.

  • Any surface ship, to meet fully the submarine menace, must be not only unsinkable, but it must also be indestructible.