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单词 invincible
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Definition of invincible in English:

invincible

adjective ɪnˈvɪnsɪb(ə)lɪnˈvɪnsəb(ə)l
  • Too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

    不可战胜的,不能征服的;不能克服的

    an invincible warrior

    不可战胜的勇士。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He helps breathe life into the vision of America as strong, the best, invincible.
    • The sun is invincible, unconquerable, the highest ideal of the self and the highest aspiration of the soul.
    • After it survived the 1993 bombing, people thought the towers were invincible.
    • He was hailed as the wonder horse, the Bullet from Ballydoyle, which would be invincible from a mile to 12 furlongs.
    • Proud and arrogant, they thought themselves secure and invincible.
    • The man once thought invincible faced a judge, called to answer charges of murder and torture.
    • Labour's previously invincible electoral machine lost the safe seat of Brent East.
    • Anyone who has ever watched Hewitt might be surprised to hear him revealing that he doesn't always feel as invincible as he looks.
    • The British soldiers had to face the incompetence of their own commanders as well as the invincible Boer commandos in the field.
    • In the long free-style disciplines, he was invincible and made all national records.
    • He was deemed invincible and the older generation believed that he had supernatural powers.
    • Many companies don't have bad weather closure policies; they expect that you be invincible.
    • But those that do choose may be seriously misled into thinking that they are invincible.
    • The Titans have looked invincible the last two games against quality opponents.
    • Hawks are still an outstandingly fine team and they may well win the league at a canter, but it's been good to show they are not invincible.
    • This is reminiscent of the utter failure of the invincible Maginot Line or the unsinkable Titanic.
    • Let South Asia truly become the invincible giant of the new millennium.
    • First of all he was hesitant, and then he settled down and got on with it enthusiastically, making his case apparently invincible.
    • Another reason people do not take out income protection insurance is because they see themselves as being invincible.
    • The men believe the twins hold mystical powers that make them invincible in their battles against the Myanmar military.
    Synonyms
    invulnerable, indestructible, unconquerable, unbeatable, indomitable, unassailable
    unyielding, unflinching, unbending, unshakeable, indefatigable, dauntless
    impregnable, inviolable, secure, safe

Derivatives

  • invincibly

  • adverb ɪnˈvɪnsɪbliɪnˈvɪnsəbli
    • When their majorities were invincibly large, they will wonder, did they merely tinker at the edges of public service reform?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Passionate, energetic and invincibly cheerful: the qualities of his final book are also a monument to the man himself.
      • The other Allies would have to take over their Berlin sectors in due course, but Stalin wanted to be massively and invincibly in possession of the city before the Americans and the British could get there.
      • The cliché is invincibly true: Deeds speak louder than words.
      • Graham, with his cigar, his coppery skin, his wavy white hair, and his invincibly artistic air was like the director.
  • invincibleness

  • noun

Origin

Late Middle English (earlier than vincible): via Old French from Latin invincibilis, from in- 'not' + vincibilis (see vincible).

Definition of invincible in US English:

invincible

adjectiveɪnˈvɪnsəb(ə)linˈvinsəb(ə)l
  • Too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

    不可战胜的,不能征服的;不能克服的

    an invincible warrior

    不可战胜的勇士。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another reason people do not take out income protection insurance is because they see themselves as being invincible.
    • After it survived the 1993 bombing, people thought the towers were invincible.
    • He helps breathe life into the vision of America as strong, the best, invincible.
    • Hawks are still an outstandingly fine team and they may well win the league at a canter, but it's been good to show they are not invincible.
    • The sun is invincible, unconquerable, the highest ideal of the self and the highest aspiration of the soul.
    • The Titans have looked invincible the last two games against quality opponents.
    • This is reminiscent of the utter failure of the invincible Maginot Line or the unsinkable Titanic.
    • But those that do choose may be seriously misled into thinking that they are invincible.
    • Anyone who has ever watched Hewitt might be surprised to hear him revealing that he doesn't always feel as invincible as he looks.
    • The British soldiers had to face the incompetence of their own commanders as well as the invincible Boer commandos in the field.
    • In the long free-style disciplines, he was invincible and made all national records.
    • He was deemed invincible and the older generation believed that he had supernatural powers.
    • First of all he was hesitant, and then he settled down and got on with it enthusiastically, making his case apparently invincible.
    • Proud and arrogant, they thought themselves secure and invincible.
    • Let South Asia truly become the invincible giant of the new millennium.
    • He was hailed as the wonder horse, the Bullet from Ballydoyle, which would be invincible from a mile to 12 furlongs.
    • The men believe the twins hold mystical powers that make them invincible in their battles against the Myanmar military.
    • The man once thought invincible faced a judge, called to answer charges of murder and torture.
    • Many companies don't have bad weather closure policies; they expect that you be invincible.
    • Labour's previously invincible electoral machine lost the safe seat of Brent East.
    Synonyms
    invulnerable, indestructible, unconquerable, unbeatable, indomitable, unassailable

Origin

Late Middle English (earlier than vincible): via Old French from Latin invincibilis, from in- ‘not’ + vincibilis (see vincible).

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