a tenable position
说得过去的观点
The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.
认为这种工作不适合妇女的旧想法再也站不住脚了。
The lectureship is tenable for a period of three years.
讲师这一职务任期三年。
1.有条理的(学说等)
2.守得住的(城市,阵地,堡垒等),可防守的
3.站得住的(意见等)
4.能保持[继续]的
1.有条理的(学说等)
2.守得住的(城市,阵地,堡垒等),可防守的
3.站得住的(意见等)
4.能保持[继续]的
1.a tenable argument is reasonable and has evidence to support it
2.a tenable situation is sensible or well organized and therefore can continue
1.I believe that our contemporary pragmatists, especially Messrs. Schiller and Dewey, have given the only tenable account of this subject.
我相信当代的实用主义者，特别是席勒和杜威两位先生，对于这个问题已经给了我们唯一有条理的解释。
2.A tenable marriage is not always in effect, while an effectual marriage is sure to be lawful.
已经成立的婚姻不一定有效，有效的婚姻则一定是依法成立。
3.At these revenue levels, the industry's practice of siphoning off half of each dollar it makes to pay itself is no longer tenable.
在目前这种收入水平上，银行业把赚到的钱分一半给自己人的惯例已经行不通了。
4.As there is nothing mystical or theological about Confucianism, such a view is, indeed, quite tenable.
因为儒教没有什么神秘或神学色彩，这样的一种看法的确是站得住脚的。
5.If this were continued, the barricade was no longer tenable. The grape-shot made its way in.
如果这样继续下去，街垒就支持不住了，连珠弹会直接打进来。
6.If the firm could make it through Friday, executives believed, they could come up with a more tenable fix to their problems.
管理层相信，如果在周五前准备好这些材料，他们的问题就不会再扩大。
7.Fear we must recognize that Crete is no longer tenable and that troops must be withdrawn as far as possible.
恐怕我们必须承认，克里特岛不能再守下去，部队必须尽量撤出。
8.The view that the earth is flat was no longer tenable .
认为地球是平的这一观点站不住脚了。
9.The scholarship will be tenable for one year, covering the full cost of the scholar's university fee, hall fee and monthly stipends .
每期奖学金为时一年，其费用包括了学者的学费，住宿费和每月的生活津贴。
10.What reason would the establishment give, that would be a tenable excuse?
那权势集团会给出什么样的站得住脚的理由呢？