invincible

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·vin·ci·ble /ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/ adjective 1 LOSE A GAME, COMPETITION, OR WARtoo strong to be destroyed or defeated 不可战胜的，无敌的 an invincible army 无敌的军队 Young athletes think of themselves as invincible. 年轻的运动员自认为是战无不胜的。2. STRONG FEELING OR BELIEFan invincible belief, attitude etc is extremely strong and cannot be changed 〔信念、态度等〕不可改变的，坚定不移的 —invincibility /ɪnˌvɪnsəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

invincible• As long as he could touch the earth he was invincible.• To follow upon the advantages already won, there is today an army of women united, patient, invincible.• Once my belly was full, I felt invincible, as if nothing could harm me again.• The tiger was bewildered by the seemingly invincible beast.• Big, plain, invincible girls like Penny took happiness where they could.• Bassist and singer Mark King had a knack for orchestrating good tunes into invincible pop nuggets.• "Kids think they're invincible, " said the school's drug counselor.• Weapons that would have been invincible twenty years before are now vulnerable and obsolete.Origin invincible (1400-1500) French Late Latin invincibilis, from Latin vincere “to defeat”

in·vin·ci·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable

defeated Corpus to too be or destroyed strong

invincible
in‧vin‧ci‧ble /ɪnˈvɪnsəbəl, ɪnˈvɪnsɪbəl/

adjective

Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: Late Latin invincibilis, from Latin vincere 'to defeat'

1. too strong to be destroyed or defeated:

an invincible army

Young athletes think of themselves as invincible.
2. an invincible belief, attitude etc is extremely strong and cannot be changed
—invincibility /ɪnˌvɪnsəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌvɪnsɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

in·vin·cible

BrE

/ɪnˈvɪnsəbl/

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NAmE

/ɪnˈvɪnsəbl/

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adjective

too strong to be defeated or changed 不可战胜的；不能改变的

SYN

unconquerable

◆The team seemed invincible. 这个队似乎战无不胜。