| 释义 |
undeˈfendable, a.
[un-1 7 b.]
a. Of a place: that cannot be defended.
1931W. S. Churchill World Crisis VI. viii. 126 Belgrade, the capital, stood actually upon the Danube at the frontier and was undefendable.
b. Of a person = defenceless, defenseless a. 1.
1938E. Bowen Death of Heart i. vi. 109 Her tears were like a flag lowered at once: she felt herself to be undefendable. 1977W. M. Spackman Armful of Warm Girl 114, I never felt so undefendable and I didn't even know who you were. |
