| 单词 | inflexible |
| 释义 | inflexible (ɪnfleksɪbəl ) 1. adjective Something that is inflexible cannot be altered in any way, even if the situation changes. Workers insisted the new system was too inflexible. Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine. Synonyms: fixed, set, established, rooted inflexibility (ɪnfleksɪbɪlɪti ) uncountable noun The snag about an endowment mortgage is its inflexibility. Synonyms: rigidity, stiffness, hardness, stringency 2. adjective If you say that someone is inflexible, you are criticizing them because they refuse to change their mind or alter their way of doing things. [disapproval] His opponents viewed him as stubborn, dogmatic, and inflexible. Synonyms: obstinate, strict, relentless, firm inflexibility uncountable noun [oft with poss] Joyce was irritated by the inflexibility of her colleagues. [+ of] Synonyms: rigidity, stiffness, hardness, stringency Synonyms: obstinacy, persistence, intransigence, obduracy Collocations: inflexible rule It said that it would examine pension funds that have not shown they can close deficits within ten years, but reiterated that this was not an inflexible rule. Times, Sunday Times Monetary targeting for them was more of an inflexible rule which had to be constantly changed depending on factors in the economy, such as growth etc. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bureaucracy's inflexible rules have given way to common sense. Times, Sunday Times But the schemes have attracted criticism for their inflexible rules and complex eligibility criteria. Times, Sunday Times However, many companies stuck with the old, inflexible rules. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 不灵活的 Japanese: 頑固な |
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