汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 說不過去
說不過去 (说不过去)
cannot be justified / inexcusable
见"说不过"。
() shuō/shuì bù/bú () guò
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

你在工作中敷衍了事,这无论如何说不过去

There is no excuse for sloppiness in your work.

这么大一座城市,竟然没有一支管弦乐队,真是说不过去

It is a scandal that such a large town has no orchestra.

不管怎么说,因为你不喜欢它特有的存储卡而把评分一下子降到半颗星怎么也说不过去

Regardless, cutting a rating down to half a star strictly because you don't like buying a proprietary memory card makes no sense.