unsinkable
adjective uk/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/ us/ʌnˈsɪŋ.kə.bəl/
(SHIP)
（船）不会下沉的
If a ship or a boat is unsinkable, it cannot be sunk.
An iceberg sank the "Titanic" - a ship they claimed was unsinkable. 一座冰山撞沉了“泰坦尼克号”，一艘声称不可能沉没的船。
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- More than 1,500 lives were lost in the accident, which occurred when the supposedly unsinkable ship hit an iceberg.
- Proclaimed to be unsinkable, the battleship was destroyed after the Reconnaissance Unit spotted her at sea.
- the role of USS Great Britain as Nato's unsinkable aircraft carrier
- They hoped to gain some 'secret' military information about the fleet, such as how it was possible to sink a supposedly unsinkable ship.
(PERSON)
充满活力的，不可战胜的
full of energy and enthusiasm, and not able to be defeated or to fail
She was staying with her grandmother, the unsinkable Olga. 她跟人称“常青奥尔加”的奶奶住在一起。
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- It is a powerful coming-of-age tale in which tragedy is trumped by an unsinkable faith in human nature.
- Among the fine crop of guest stars are Denis Lawson, Reece Dinsdale and the unsinkable Sylvia Sims.
- the unsinkable Dolly Parton, who has a big brain under that big yellow wig
- It has become clear that she follows in the great British tradition of unsinkable good-time girls best exemplified by Lily Savage