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unsinkable

/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/

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adjective

/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/B2formal
  • ruОписывает то, что не может быть потоплено, часто используется метафорически для описания человека или вещи, которые являются неразрушимыми или невозможными для поражения.

Describes something that cannot be sunk, often used metaphorically to describe a person or thing that is indestructible or impossible to defeat.

  1. Incapable of being sunkB2formal

    Not able to be submerged or caused to sink in water.

    ruНепотопляемый

    • The ship was designed to be unsinkable, but it sank on its maiden voyage.
    • The lifeboat is made of unsinkable materials.
    • They claimed the new vessel was virtually unsinkable.
Forms
  • more unsinkable comparative form
  • most unsinkable superlative form