1·It's their way or the highway, and that's an untenable position.
这是他们的这种或那种方式公路，这是一个站不住脚的地位。
2·The support of these men may have been a factor in making Chiang hold on to an untenable position.
蒋之所以死守无法保住的阵地，这些人的支持可能就是原因之一。
3·She was so disloyal to her deputy she made his position untenable.
她对她的副手如此不忠诚，以至于弄得他的职位岌岌可危。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign.
他的地位已难以维持，因此他被迫辞职。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·That may have persuaded the Vatican to act: it had to decide how to respond to conservatives who felt the Church of England was about to make their position untenable.
这有可能说服梵蒂冈采取行动：必须决定怎样面对那些认为英国教会将会取消他们现有地位的保守人士。
6·Even agnostics, who claim to have no opinion on God, may be persuaded that their position is an untenable waffle.
即便是对上帝之存在不置可否的不可知论者，也可能会被说服，认为他们所持的观点是站不住脚的胡言乱语。
7·Yet although Mr Berlusconi's position has become untenable, the manner and timing of his departure remain unclear.
然而对于贝卢斯科尼来说，虽然他的位置已经岌岌可危，但是何时何种方式下台却依旧不甚明了。
8·The purpose of dynamic mapping is to facilitate the next step of the information age siege: making the enemy's position untenable.
动态绘图的目的是方便下一步的信息时代包围：使敌人的阵地无法防守。