obdurate
英 [ˈɒbdjərət]
美 [ˈɑːbdərət]
adj. 顽固的; 固执的; 执拗的
BNC.33357 / COCA.31789
牛津词典
adj.
- 顽固的；固执的；执拗的
refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 顽固不化的；倔强的；执拗的
If you describe someone asobdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal to change their decision or opinion.- Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
政府的一些部门可能正在作出改变，但是其他部门却执意维护现状。
- Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
英英释义
adj
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
- his flinty gaze
- the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart
- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
双语例句
- Not giving way to pressure or persuasion; obdurate.
固执的不屈服于压力的或不听从劝告的；固执的。 - All but the most obdurate sceptics must recognise that the probability of irreversible climate change is much greater than zero.
除了最顽固的怀疑主义者以外，所有人都必须认识到，不可逆气候变化的发生几率远远大于零。 - Where the initial memories of the city, even in the face of resolve in time, it is always the most obdurate attitude.
那里是城市最初的回忆，哪怕在滴水穿石的时间面前，它也总是保持最执拗的姿态。 - So the employment data could be galvanic a sharp improvement could spur stocks onwards; continued obdurate disappointments could spark a market correction.
因此，就业数据会令人激动明显的好转会推动股市上涨；而如果持续令人失望，则会引发市场回调。 - He remained obdurate in his refusal to sign.
他仍然执拗地不肯签字。 - Based abundant cases and data, the author consider that the family business's motivation and action of breaking through the manpower capital obdurate is booming up, but family business can not trust the professional manager.
作者通过大量的案例和数据的分析认为，家族企业突破人力资本封闭性的动机和行为正日益增强，但家族企业对非家族成员的职业经理信任不足，对引进外来职业经理还存在很大顾虑。 - He is obdurate in his opinions.
对于他的意见他是顽固的。 - Since young King Tommen and his counsellors have become so obdurate, we mean to broach the subject with King Stannis.
既然年幼的托曼国王和他的顾问如此顽固不化，我们就准备跟史坦尼斯国王讨论这个问题。 - The aim of 80 percent clinical flap planting is to cover super skin and soft tissue, only a little is to obdurate dead space or deep part defect.
临床皮瓣移植约有80%是为了表面皮肤软组织的覆盖，仅少部分是为了填塞死腔或深部缺损。 - He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision.
他依然固执己见，拒不改变决定。