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单词 stubborn
释义
stubborn
(stʌbəʳn )
1. adjective B2
Someone who is stubborn or who behaves in a stubborn way is determined to do what they want and is very unwilling to change their mind.
He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.
His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
Synonyms: obstinate, dogged, inflexible, fixed  
stubbornly adverb
He stubbornly refused to tell her how he had come to be in such a state.
stubbornness uncountable noun
I couldn't tell if his refusal to talk was simple stubbornness.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A stubborn stain or problem is difficult to remove or to deal with.
This treatment removes the most stubborn stains.
The first and most stubborn problem was that of reductions in the number of aircraft.
Synonyms: persistent, tenacious, indelible, fast  
stubbornly adverb
Some interest rates have remained stubbornly high.
Idioms:
stubborn as a mule
determined to do what you want and unwilling to change your mind, often in a way that annoys other people
He is, without question, a man of his word, but he can certainly be stubborn as a mule.
Translations:
Chinese: 顽固的
Japanese: 頑固な
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