không thể được 
impossible like: unmöglich → →
unmöglich ☊ 
không thể ☊ 
☊ unmöglich ☊ 不可能的 ☊ bù kě néng de calculate how much, what, etc.: It is impossible to calculate what influence he had on her life. ☊ calculate ☊
defend against sb/sth: It is impossible to defend against an all-out attack. ☊ defend ☊
He wanted to be rich but it was an impossible dream. ☊ dream ☊
follow sth: The plot is almost impossible to follow. ☊ follow ☊
It's impossible to hold a conversation with all this noise. ☊ hold ☊
almost/virtually impossible ☊ impossible ☊
It's impossible for me to be there before eight. ☊ impossible ☊
It's impossible to prove. ☊ impossible ☊
I find it impossible to lie to her. ☊ impossible ☊
an impossible dream/goal ☊ impossible ☊
I've been placed in an impossible position. ☊ impossible ☊
Honestly, you're impossible at times! ☊ impossible ☊
It's impossible to get there in time. ☊ it ☊
a near impossibility ☊ near ☊
It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once. ☊ physical ☊
It's physically impossible to finish by the end of the week. ☊ physically ☊
There's just no pleasing some people (= some people are impossible to please). ☊ please ☊
What had seemed impossible now seemed a distinct possibility. ☊ possibility ☊
predict what, whether, etc...: It is impossible to predict what will happen. ☊ predict ☊
Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible. ☊ rule ☊
'That's impossible!' 'So you say (= but I think you may be wrong).' ☊ say ☊
scale of sth: It was impossible to comprehend the full scale of the disaster. ☊ scale ☊
separate sth from/and sth: It is impossible to separate belief from emotion. ☊ separate ☊
She finds it impossible to stick to a diet. ☊ stick to sth ☊
a daunting/an impossible/a formidable/an unenviable, etc. task ☊ task ☊
We do not own the building. Thus, it would be impossible for us to make any major changes to it. ☊ thus ☊
to be virtually impossible ☊ virtually ☊
It's no use wishing for the impossible. ☊ wish ☊