obdurate

[美]/ˈɒbdjərət/
[英]/ˈɑːbdərət/
词频: 极高

释义

adj.顽固的,执拗的;冷酷无情的

例句

obdurate conscience of the old sinner

老罪人毫无悔意

The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart. See also Synonyms at stiff

这个孩子所受的苦难会打动世界上最冷酷的心 参见同义词 stiff

loathe, pertinacious, impenitent, refractory, obstinate, grudging, obdurate, mutinous, recalcitrant.

表“ 勉强、不愿、固执、难驾驭” 之意:

She remained obdurate in her refusal to apologize.

她在拒绝道歉方面保持固执。

His obdurate attitude made it difficult to negotiate with him.

他固执的态度使得很难与他进行谈判。

The obdurate customer refused to listen to any explanations.

那位固执的顾客拒绝听任何解释。

Despite the evidence, he remained obdurate in his beliefs.

尽管有证据,他仍然对自己的信仰固执己见。

The obdurate child refused to eat his vegetables.

那个固执的孩子拒绝吃蔬菜。

Her obdurate nature often caused conflicts with others.

她固执的性格经常与他人发生冲突。

The obdurate boss never listened to his employees' suggestions.

那位固执的老板从不听取员工的建议。

Despite the consequences, he remained obdurate in his decision.

尽管后果严重,他仍然坚持自己的决定。

The obdurate student refused to follow the teacher's instructions.

那个固执的学生拒绝遵循老师的指示。

Her obdurate refusal to compromise led to the project's failure.

她固执的拒绝妥协导致了项目的失败。

原声例句

Mixed with obdurate pride and steadfast hate

顽固的傲气和难消的憎恨交织着。

来源: Selected Literary Poems

Only some Mahomedan traders were still obdurate.

只有一些穆斯林商人仍然顽固。

来源: Family and the World (Part 2)

Francois was obdurate, but when he turned his back Buck again displaced Sol-leks, who was not at all unwilling to go.

但是弗朗索瓦不屈服于此, 但他刚刚转过身, 巴克就赶走了索尔雷克斯, 而索尔雷克斯倒也乐得离开。

来源: The Call of the Wild

Again and again it passed the House;but the Senate itself was obdurate.

它一次又一次地通过了众议院;但参议院本身却很顽固。

来源: American history

The head was an oblique and obdurate man.

首领是个既不坦率又冷酷无情的人。

来源: Pan Pan

In vain he offered two thousand dollars—twenty-two hundred, though they could ill afford it: Mr. Sohenberg was obdurate.

他提供了 2000 美元——2200 美元,但没有成功,尽管他们买不起:Sohenberg 先生很顽固。

来源: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

He continued to go and come about his business as usual; but ceased to stutter, talked less, and was more obdurate in business transactions than ever before.

他继续照常做事。但不再口吃,说话少了,在商业交易中比以往任何时候都更加固执。

来源: Eugénie Grandet

'You will not persist in saying that, ' rejoined the gentleman, with a voice and emphasis of kindness that might have touched a much harder and more obdurate heart.

“你不会坚持这么说的,”这位绅士重新加入,他的语气和强调的善意可能会打动一颗更加坚硬和顽固的心。

来源: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

She was obdurate, and at last the lad appeared to acquiesce in his mother's decision that the ape must be returned to Africa and the boy to school, from which he had been absent on vacation.

她固执己见,最后小伙子似乎默许了他母亲的决定,即必须把猿猴送回非洲,让男孩去上学,因为他在假期没有上学。

来源: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

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