46 没法儿 [--兒] méifǎr (no-method) impossible: ~说 impossible to say || ~理解 impossible to understand || ~不生气 no way not to be angry '
办不到' 办不到[辦--] bànbudào* {E} r.v. ①be unable to get sth. done ②Impossible! No way!'
冰炭之交' 冰炭之交 bīngtànzhījiāo n. an impossible friendship' 不可能' 不可能 bù kěnéng s.v. unreal; impossible' 不胜' 不胜[-勝] bụ̀shèng* {E} v. ①cannot bear | tǐlì ∼ 体力∼ be physically incapable of coping with (a job) ②be overwhelmed ③cannot finish ◆adv. very; extremely | ∼gǎnjī ∼感激 be very much obliged ◆cons. ① V ∼ V hard to V | fáng ∼ fáng 防∼防 hard to guard against ② A∼B (A such that B is impossible) too A to B | kǔ ∼ yán 苦∼言 suffer such bitterness that words are impossible' 插翅难飞' 插翅难飞[--難飛] chāchìnánfēi {E} f.e. Escape is impossible. | Dàochù dōu shì jǐngchá, nà jiàndié ∼. 到处都是警察, 那间谍∼。 There are policemen everywhere. Escape for that spy is impossible.' 插翅难逃' 插翅难逃[--難-] chāchìnántáo f.e. Escape is impossible.' 持索捕风' 持索捕风[---風] chísuǒbǔfēng id. do sth. impossible' 殆不可能' 殆不可能 dàibùkěnéng v.p. almost impossible' 防不胜防' 防不胜防[--勝-] fángbụ̀shèngfáng {E} f.e. impossible to defend effectively' 够呛/戗' 够呛/戗[夠嗆/戧] gòuqiàng {E} v.p. 〈coll.〉 ①unbearable; terrible | Zhè jiāhuo zhēn ∼! 这家伙真∼! This guy's simply impossible. ②enough ③unlikely; hard to say; it'll be tough | Tā lái de liǎo ma? ... ∼! 他来得了吗? …∼! Can he come? ... Probably not.' 狗头上生角' 狗头上生角[-頭---] gǒutóu shàng shēng jiǎo id. be impossible' 海底捞月' 海底捞月[--撈-] hǎidǐlāoyuè id. strive for the impossible/illusory' 好汉不吃眼前亏' 好汉不吃眼前亏[-漢----虧] hǎohàn bù chī yǎnqiánkuī {E} f.e. ①A wise man doesn't fight against impossible odds. ②A wise man knows when to retreat.' 恨不能' 恨不能 hènbunéng {E} v.p. wish one could (do sth. impossible)' 黄河水澄清' 黄河水澄清[黃----] Huáng Hé shuǐ chéngqīng id. sth. impossible; an impossibility' 聊复尔尔' 聊复尔尔[-復爾爾] liáofù'ěr'ěr f.e. 〈wr.〉 It is impossible to do otherwise.' 陆地行舟' 陆地行舟[陸---] lùdìxíngzhōu f.e. attempt the impossible; an impossibility' 驴年马月' 驴年马月[驢-馬-] lǘniánmǎyuè f.e. impossible date; a time that will never come.' 没摆布' 没摆布[沒擺-] méi bǎibu v.o. be impossible to arrange' 没法儿' 没法儿[沒-兒] méifǎr v.o./s.v. 〈coll.〉 ①incomparable; without equal ②impossible; unbelievable See also méifǎ(r)' 没闹儿' 没闹儿[沒鬧兒] méinàor v.o. 〈topo.〉 hopeless; impossible to do' 没有的事' 没有的事[沒---] méiyǒu de shì(r) v.p. nothing of the sort; it's impossible' 没有招儿' 没有招儿[沒--兒] méiyǒu zhāor v.o. 〈coll.〉 no way out; up against the impossible' 没治' 没治[沒-] ¹méizhì* {E} s.v./v.o. ①hopeless; incurable | Lǎorén de ²bìng yǐjing ∼ le. 老人的病已经∼了。 The old man is incurable. | Zhè háizi zhēn ∼. 这孩子真∼。 The child is impossible. ②too bad ③〈slang〉 wonderful | Tāmen de yǎnchū ∼ le. 他们的演出∼了。 Their performance was wonderful.' 米已成炊' 米已成炊 mǐyǐchéngchuī id. reversal impossible; accomplished fact' 莫名' 莫名 mòmíng* s.v. ①impossible to explain/express ②indescribable; nameless' 撵不开' 撵不开[攆-開] niǎnbukāi r.v. impossible to drive (sb.) away' 期限' 期限 qīxiàn* {D} n. time limit; deadline | ∼ bù kěnéng ²zài yáncháng le. ∼不可能再延长了。 It's impossible to extend the time limit again.' 罔水行舟' 罔水行舟 wǎngshuǐxíngzhōu id. impossible' 万难' 万难[萬難] wànnán* {F} n. all difficulties ◆adv. extremely difficult; utterly impossible See also wànnàn' 万难从命' 万难从命[萬難從-] wànnáncóngmìng f.e. impossible to comply with sb.'s wish' 未尝不可' 未尝不可[-嘗--] wèichángbùkě {E} f.e. It is not necessarily impermissible/impossible.' 未始不可' 未始不可 wèishǐbùkě f.e. It is not impossible.' 无从置喙' 无从置喙[無從--] wúcóngzhìhuì f.e. be impossible to intervene' 无米之炊' 无米之炊[無---] wúmǐzhīchuī n. bricks made without straw ◆id. impossible' 夏虫不可以语冰' 夏虫不可以语冰[-蟲---語-] xià chóng bù kěyǐ yǔ bīng id. It is impossible to speak to persons of limited experience' 行不去' 行不去 xíngbuqù f.e. 〈topo.〉 It won't do. Impossible.' 眼前' 眼前 yǎnqián* {B} p.w. ①before one's eyes ②at the moment; at present; now | Quánbù zìdònghuà ∼ hái zuòbudào. 全部自动化∼还作不到。 At present, it's impossible to have full automation.' 一发而不可收' 一发而不可收[-發----] yī fā ér bùkě shōu v.p. be impossible to halt once started' 用沙结绳' 用沙结绳[--結繩] yòngshājiéshéng id. do the impossible' 砸死' 砸死 zásǐ {E} r.v. ①be killed by falling object ②stone to death ③as a joke, hand a person an impossible task to perform' 真个的' 真个的[-個-] zhēngè de n. 〈topo.〉 ①factually; seriously ②Is it truly impossible to do?' 针无两头利' 针无两头利[針無兩頭-] zhēn wú liǎngtóu lì id. It is impossible to do two things at once.' 知其不可而为之' 知其不可而为之[-----為-] zhī qí bùkě ér wéi zhī f.e. do what one knows is impossible' 自吹自擂' 自吹自擂 zìchuīzìléi {E} f.e. blow one's own horn | Tā ∼, shuō méiyǒu tā bànbudào de shìqing. 他∼, 说没有他办不到的事情。 He blows his own horn and says nothing is impossible to him.'
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