(of a road, an area, etc. )道路、地区等 impossible to travel on or through, especially because it is in bad condition or it has been blocked by something 不能通行的(尤指因路况恶劣或被阻断) The mountain roads are totally impassable to cars in winter. 冬天山路完全不能让汽车通行。 After the storm, many roads were made impassable by fallen trees. 暴风雨过后,许多道路被倒下的树木堵塞了。 The river formed an impassable barrier for migrating animals. 这条河对迁徙的动物形成了一道无法逾越的障碍。 The river’s broad mudflats were thought completely impassable. 人们曾经以为这条河的泥滩部份太宽,根本无法通行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps via French.