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unplayable

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·play·a·ble /ʌnˈpleɪəbəl/ adjective  1. in sport, a ball that is unplayable is difficult to hit because of its position or speed 〔球〕无法击出[回击]2. a sports field that is unplayable is in too bad a condition to play on 〔运动场〕不适宜比赛的
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unplayablePitching it up to the batsman made it, quite often, unplayable.He hooked badly off the second tee, was unplayable and took six.Accuracy and steadiness under pressure are more important than the ability to produce the odd unplayable ball.Harley's ball was lying a mere few inches from an out-of-bounds fence and was therefore unplayable by a right-handed golfer.Then Edgley found an unplayable lie off the tee.By setting them to different scales harmonic progressions which would be unplayable on a single harp are made possible.
un·play·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
unplayable is Corpus that ball in a sport,


unplayable
unplayable /ʌnˈpleɪəbəl/ adjective
1. in sport, a ball that is unplayable is difficult to hit because of its position or speed
2. a sports field that is unplayable is in too bad a condition to play on


un·play·ableBrE /ˌʌnˈpleɪəbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈpleɪəbl/ 🔊 adjective (especially BrE) not able to be played; impossible to play on or with (乐曲)无法演奏的;(球)接不住的;(运动场)不能用于比赛的The ball was unplayable (= it was hit so well that it was impossible to hit it back). 那个球没法接。🔊🔊   compare playable (of a sportsperson or team) playing so well that it is impossible to beat them (运动员或运动队)发挥出色而难以击败的When they're good, they're unplayable. 他们打得好时是战无不胜的。