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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·mo·va·ble /ɪˈmuːvəbəl/ adjective  1 MOVE something OR somebodyimpossible to move 不可移动的,固定的 Lock your bike to something immovable like a railing or lamp-post. 把自行车锁到栏杆或路灯柱之类固定的物体上。2 PERSUADEimpossible to change or persuade 坚定不移的,不为所动的 The president is immovable on this issue. 在这个问题上,总统的立场坚定不移。immovably adverb
Examples from the Corpus
immovableShe understood at once that on that point he was immovable.The load, as heavy as three sacks of cement, seemed immovable.But Travis was as immovable as a mountain, and angrily she let him go.About all Payne did have were immovable deadlines and unreasonable expectations.It snows throughout the winter in Jozankei, and it gets so deep, the people tunnel under the immovable drifts.In this way the item was immovable, each joint relying on its neighbour for strength and support.Wilson refused their offer with immovable firmness.He is solid; immovable, iron-willed.Always lock your bicycle to something immovable like a railing.
From Longman Business Dictionaryimmovableim‧mov‧a‧ble /ɪˈmuːvəbəl/ (also immoveable)PROPERTY adjective something immovable cannot be moved or changedTax will be levied on the worth of immovable property (=buildings etc).
im·mo·va·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
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immovable
immovable /ɪˈmuːvəbəl/ adjective
1. impossible to move:
    Lock your bike to something immovable like a railing or lamp-post.
2. impossible to change or persuade:
    The president is immovable on this issue.
—immovably adverb


im·mov·ableBrE /ɪˈmuːvəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈmuːvəbl/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] that cannot be moved 不能移动的;固定的an immovable object固定的物体(of a person or an opinion, etc. 人、主张等) impossible to change or persuade 不动摇的;无法说服的On this issue he is completely immovable. 他在这个问题上坚定不移。🔊🔊