stubborn

Word family adverbstubbornlyadjectivestubbornnounstubbornness

stub·born /ˈstʌbən $ -ərn/ adjectiveadj

1 STUBBORNdetermined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable 固执的，顽固的，执拗的；倔强的

Why are you so stubborn?

你怎么这么固执？

I’ve got a very stubborn streak (=a tendency to be stubborn).

我的个性很固执。

Paul can be as stubborn as a mule (=very stubborn).

保尔有时倔得像头驴。

► see thesaurus at determined

2 stubborn resistance/refusal/determination etc a very strong and determined refusal etc 顽强的抵抗/固执的拒绝/难以改变的决心等

a stubborn refusal to face reality

拒不愿意面对现实

Examples from the Corpus

stubborn resistance/refusal/determination etc• However, Wainwright offered stubborn resistance, and responded with some hard hitting from the baseline to level the score at 6-6.• What accounted for this stubborn resistance of nationalities to the predicted assimilation?• As the family kept vigil, the children saw at close quarters the stubborn determination of their stepmother.• After two-and-a-half years of stubborn resistance, the Republic collapsed rapidly during the first three months of 1939.• There was no cheering on the part of the men, but a stubborn determination to obey orders and do their duty.• Perhaps it was her stubborn refusal to see her family broken up that made Mrs Breen appealing to Farnham.

3 DIFFICULTdifficult to remove, deal with, or use 难以去除[对付，使用]的，顽固的 SYN tough

stubborn stains

顽固的污渍

—stubbornly adverbadv

‘I don’t care, ’ she said stubbornly.

“我不在乎。”她固执地说道。

—stubbornness noun [uncountableU]

n THESAURUS

stubborn refusing to change your mind, even when people think you are wrong or are being unreasonable

Dave can be really stubborn once he’s made up his mind.

a stubborn old man

obstinate very stubborn, in way that is annoying and unreasonable

I have never met anyone so obstinate.

his obstinate refusal to compromise

pig-headed informal refusing to change your mind, even when people think that what you want to do is stupid

I told her she was making a big mistake but she was too pig-headed to listen.

I wish you’d stop being so pig-headed!

headstrong very determined to do what you want, often without thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people

As a girl, she had been lively and headstrong.

the headstrong impulsiveness of youth

wilful British EnglishBrE (also willful American English) doing what you want, even after you have been told to stop, or when you know that it is wrong – used especially about children

He was a spoiled and wilful child, who always got his own way.

She was passionate and wilful – exactly the sort of creature a man ought to avoid.

ornery American EnglishAmE behaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do

an ornery kid

Teenagers can be ornery and rude.

Examples from the Corpus

stubborn• A man of great personal charm, he was yet stubborn and pugnacious towards those with whom he disagreed.• Jean-Paul can be as a stubborn as a mule.• If the nearer accepts it she is branded as a liar at worst and as stubborn at best.• To their left was the long forbidding wood with its tangle of trees and stubborn defenders.• Your father is so stubborn - he won't listen.• We need to do something about Craig, but he's so stubborn I just know he wouldn't listen if we tried to talk to him.• She was a stubborn, loyal Aries, the best kind of friend to have.• a stubborn old man• Tax policy would be ruled by stubborn one-third minorities, many among them cruising for policy payoffs to drop their opposition.• Despite stubborn opposition, the President managed to raise interest rates.• She was behaving like an ostrich about Old Red - and a stubborn ostrich at that!• The oil companies face stubborn resistance from environmentalists.• Can't you get that into your stubborn skull, Mr Hebden?• I was stubborn, so was she.• I've got a very stubborn streak and I discovered that I couldn't bear people telling me what I could and couldn't eat.• I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave's so stubborn that he just never listens.• stubborn weeds

stubborn streak• Luckily, I had that stubborn streak to give me the determination to do it.

单词	stubborn
释义	stubborn Word family adverbstubbornlyadjectivestubbornnounstubbornness stub·born /ˈstʌbən $ -ərn/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 STUBBORNdetermined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonable 固执的，顽固的，执拗的；倔强的 Why are you so stubborn? 你怎么这么固执？ I’ve got a very stubborn streak (=a tendency to be stubborn). 我的个性很固执。 Paul can be as stubborn as a mule (=very stubborn). 保尔有时倔得像头驴。 ► see thesaurus at determined 2 stubborn resistance/refusal/determination etc a very strong and determined refusal etc 顽强的抵抗/固执的拒绝/难以改变的决心等 a stubborn refusal to face reality 拒不愿意面对现实 Examples from the Corpus stubborn resistance/refusal/determination etc• However, Wainwright offered stubborn resistance, and responded with some hard hitting from the baseline to level the score at 6-6.• What accounted for this stubborn resistance of nationalities to the predicted assimilation?• As the family kept vigil, the children saw at close quarters the stubborn determination of their stepmother.• After two-and-a-half years of stubborn resistance, the Republic collapsed rapidly during the first three months of 1939.• There was no cheering on the part of the men, but a stubborn determination to obey orders and do their duty.• Perhaps it was her stubborn refusal to see her family broken up that made Mrs Breen appealing to Farnham. 3 DIFFICULTdifficult to remove, deal with, or use 难以去除[对付，使用]的，顽固的 SYN tough stubborn stains 顽固的污渍 —stubbornly adverbadv ‘I don’t care, ’ she said stubbornly. “我不在乎。”她固执地说道。 —stubbornness noun [uncountableU] n THESAURUS stubborn refusing to change your mind, even when people think you are wrong or are being unreasonable Dave can be really stubborn once he’s made up his mind. a stubborn old man obstinate very stubborn, in way that is annoying and unreasonable I have never met anyone so obstinate. his obstinate refusal to compromise pig-headed informal refusing to change your mind, even when people think that what you want to do is stupid I told her she was making a big mistake but she was too pig-headed to listen. I wish you’d stop being so pig-headed! headstrong very determined to do what you want, often without thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people As a girl, she had been lively and headstrong. the headstrong impulsiveness of youth wilful British EnglishBrE (also willful American English) doing what you want, even after you have been told to stop, or when you know that it is wrong – used especially about children He was a spoiled and wilful child, who always got his own way. She was passionate and wilful – exactly the sort of creature a man ought to avoid. ornery American EnglishAmE behaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do an ornery kid Teenagers can be ornery and rude. Examples from the Corpus stubborn• A man of great personal charm, he was yet stubborn and pugnacious towards those with whom he disagreed.• Jean-Paul can be as a stubborn as a mule.• If the nearer accepts it she is branded as a liar at worst and as stubborn at best.• To their left was the long forbidding wood with its tangle of trees and stubborn defenders.• Your father is so stubborn - he won't listen.• We need to do something about Craig, but he's so stubborn I just know he wouldn't listen if we tried to talk to him.• She was a stubborn, loyal Aries, the best kind of friend to have.• a stubborn old man• Tax policy would be ruled by stubborn one-third minorities, many among them cruising for policy payoffs to drop their opposition.• Despite stubborn opposition, the President managed to raise interest rates.• She was behaving like an ostrich about Old Red - and a stubborn ostrich at that!• The oil companies face stubborn resistance from environmentalists.• Can't you get that into your stubborn skull, Mr Hebden?• I was stubborn, so was she.• I've got a very stubborn streak and I discovered that I couldn't bear people telling me what I could and couldn't eat.• I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave's so stubborn that he just never listens.• stubborn weeds stubborn streak• Luckily, I had that stubborn streak to give me the determination to do it.
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