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单词 pigheaded
释义
pigheaded
adjective
disapproving
uk
/ˌpɪɡˈhed.ɪd/us
/ˌpɪɡˈhed.ɪd/
showingunreasonablesupportfor anopinionorplanofactionandrefusingtochangeorlistento differentopinions
顽固的，固执的
Synonyms
bullheadeddisapproving
cussedold-fashioned disapproving
obdurateformaldisapproving
obstinateusuallydisapproving
stubborndisapproving
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determined
strong-willed
strong-minded
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refusing to change your actions or opinions
  • stubbornShe's so stubborn, she'll never admit that she was wrong.
  • be as stubborn as a muleAh, she's as stubborn as a mule. You might as well give her what she wants.
  • mulishHe was generally an easy-going child, but could be mulish when upset.
  • headstrongShe's too headstrong to listen to reason.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strong-willed
  • adamant
  • adamantine
  • adamantly
  • aggressive
  • aggressively
  • go-getting
  • going
  • gutsy
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-headed
  • purposeful
  • purposefully
  • pushy
  • recalcitrant
  • redoubtable
  • unbending
  • undaunted
  • unrelenting
  • unrelentingly
  • unyielding
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Related words

pigheadedly
pigheadedness
(Definition ofpigheadedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pigheaded| American Dictionary

pigheaded
adjective
us
/ˈpɪɡˌhed·ɪd/
unwillingtochangeverystrongopinions:
Notevensomebody as pigheaded as Ira couldargueabout it.
(Definition ofpigheadedfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Today the economy rests in the hands of thispigheadedman.
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My own advisers think somebody may be beingpigheaded.
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There is too much bigotedpigheadedselfishness amongst those who represent the employing classes.
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Both are endangered by our ignorance, greed, nationalism andpigheadedrefusal to look ahead more than a year or two.
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It is sometimes said that the farmer is very ignorant or verypigheaded.
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They becomepigheaded, sullen, unreasonable, careless of their own interests; but dogged and determined, and never willing to give in.
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We call such people stubborn, or evenpigheaded.
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We all know that if the magistrates arepigheadedthey will not consult the clerk, and the clerk cannot in any circumstances insist on consultation.
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There are some who will be made to think about it, whereas if they are punished they merely becomepigheadedand obstinate, which some people are quite good at.
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You are just being obstinate andpigheaded.
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I feel that theirpigheadedattitude in this area could well be the straw which breaks the camel's back by antagonising millions of their potential supporters throughout the country.
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Onlypigheadedobstinacy—or a desperate desire to save face at any price, including the national interest—is holding up the concessions that everybody knows are required and must be delivered.
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It may be some time yet before some trade unionists willingly relax their ratherpigheadedopposition to women bus drivers—but it will come eventually and of its own accord.
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Who is beingpigheadedabout this?
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Repealing all these provisions without putting anything in their place leaves trade unions with only one way of wringing recognition out of a stubborn andpigheadedemployer.
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