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invulnerable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·vul·ne·ra·ble /ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl/ adjective  HARM/BE BAD FORsomeone or something that is invulnerable cannot be harmed or damaged if you attack or criticize them 〔人或物〕无法伤害的,攻不破的 OPP vulnerable Gerry’s confidence made him feel invulnerable. 自信让格里觉得自己无懈可击。invulnerable to We will not be satisfied until this city is safe and invulnerable to attack. 只有这城市安全可靠、牢不可破时,我们才会满意。invulnerability /ɪnˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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invulnerableBut some accidents happen because of their egocentric tendency to think of themselves as invulnerable.It was necessary to appear as though innate good fortune made one invulnerable.The fused, bony plates that protect their soft parts make them well-nigh invulnerable.As he gazed at the press reports of Woolton's endorsement, he felt invulnerable, almost home.Her feminism has to do with making yourself the most attractive, invulnerable, compelling object that you can.To make the city safe and invulnerable to attack, his architects designed a circular plan.To declare enthusiasm for feminist ideals is almost a new mode of macho, a way to flaunt an invulnerable virility.invulnerable toMalaria that is invulnerable to drugs is spreading across the world.
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invulnerable
invulnerable /ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl/ adjective
someone or something that is invulnerable cannot be harmed or damaged if you attack or criticize them
   OPP  vulnerable:
    Gerry’s confidence made him feel invulnerable.
    invulnerable to
    We will not be satisfied until this city is safe and invulnerable to attack.
—invulnerability /ɪnˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌvʌlnərəˈbɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]


in·vul·ner·ableBrE /ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈvʌlnərəbl/ 🔊 adjectivethat cannot be harmed or defeated; safe 不会受伤害的;打不败的;安全的to be in an invulnerable position立于不败之地~ to sth The submarine is invulnerable to attack while at sea. 潜艇在海上是不会受到攻击的。🔊🔊 OPP vulnerable in·vul·ner·abil·ity BrE /ɪnˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˌvʌlnərəˈbɪləti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]