英语词汇“headstrong”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	headstrong
释义	Trends of headstrong View usage for: headstrong (hedstrɒŋ, US -strɔːŋ) adjective If you refer to someone as headstrong, you are slightly critical of the fact that they are determined to do what they want. He's young, very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath. Synonyms: stubborn, wilful, obstinate, contrary More Synonyms of headstrong headstrong in British English (ˈhɛdˌstrɒŋ) adjective 1. self-willed; obstinate 2. (of an action) heedless; rash Derived forms headstrongly (ˈheadˌstrongly) adverb headstrongness (ˈheadˌstrongness) noun headstrong in American English (ˈhɛdˌstrɔŋ) adjective 1. determined not to follow orders, advice, etc. but to do as one pleases 2. showing such determination headstrong desire Word origin ME heedstronge: see head & strong Examples of 'headstrong' in a sentence headstrong Both were still in their early twenties; both were headstrong characters who refused to compromise. Jonathan Gregson BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002) I hope the awareness raised will make young women headstrong enough to demand a test when they choose. The Sun (2009) But both are very headstrong characters and I think inevitably there will be friction again between the two of them. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A headstrong, domineering character, he would also want assurances that he had money to spend. The Sun (2012) I knew him as a headstrong young man at Sampdoria and that's how he has gone into management. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In other languages headstrong British English: headstrong ADJECTIVE If you refer to someone as headstrong, you are slightly critical of the fact that they are determined to do what they want. He's young, very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath. American English: headstrong Brazilian Portuguese: voluntarioso Chinese: 固执的 European Spanish: testarudo French: têtu German: eigensinnig Italian: testardo Japanese: 頑固な Korean: 고집이 센 European Portuguese: voluntarioso Latin American Spanish: testarudo (adjective) in the sense of stubborn Definition determined to do something in one's own way and ignoring the advice of others He's very headstrong, but he's a good man underneath. Synonyms stubborn He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way. wilful a selfish and wilful congressman obstinate He is obstinate and determined and will not give up. contrary Why must you always be so contrary? perverse You're just being perverse. unruly It's not good enough just to blame the unruly children. intractable How can we reduce the influence of intractable opponents? stiff-necked ungovernable self-willed He was very independent and self-willed. pig-headed In her pig-headed way, she insisted that she was right. mulish He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face. froward (archaic) Opposites manageable , impressionable , subservient , pliant , tractable Additional synonyms in the sense of contrary Definition perverse Why must you always be so contrary? Synonyms perverse, difficult, awkward, wayward, intractable, wilful, obstinate, cussed (informal), stroppy (British, slang), cantankerous, disobliging, balky, unaccommodating, froward (archaic), thrawn (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect), hostile, antagonistic, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang) in the sense of intractable Definition (of a person) difficult to influence or direct How can we reduce the influence of intractable opponents? Synonyms difficult, contrary, awkward, wild, stubborn, perverse, wayward, unruly, uncontrollable, wilful, incurable, fractious, unyielding, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, unmanageable, undisciplined, cantankerous, unbending, obdurate, uncooperative, stiff-necked, ungovernable, self-willed, refractory, obstreperous, pig-headed, bull-headed in the sense of mulish Definition stubborn He had a flushed, mulish look on his heavy face. Synonyms stubborn, difficult, rigid, unreasonable, perverse, intractable, inflexible, wilful, recalcitrant, obstinate, intransigent, headstrong, stiff-necked, self-willed, refractory, pig-headed, bull-headed, cross-grained Nearby words of headstrong headmaster headquarters headstone headstrong headway heady heal Synonyms of 'headstrong' headstrong Explore 'headstrong' in the dictionary
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