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.

• （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。
• 无法防守的
  impossible to defend from military attack

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 站不住脚的;无可辩解的
  If you say that a statement, action, or idea isindefensible, 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 indefensibleis 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。
• ADJ 无法防御的;无法保卫的
  Places or buildings that areindefensiblecannot 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。

英英释义

adj

• incapable of being justified or explained
  Synonym:insupportableunjustifiableunwarrantableunwarranted
• (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified
  Synonym:untenable
• not able to be protected against attack

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• It is indefensible as a sport.
  作为一种运动，这是站不住脚的。
• 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。
• [ 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。
• 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。
• "That's an indefensible lie," brother Jack said.
  这是漏洞百出的谎言，杰克兄弟说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。