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| /ˈstʌbən/ |
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| 1 | a stubborn person is not willing to change their ideas or consider anyone else’ s reasons or arguments （人）固执的，执拗的，倔强的 |
| | 1a | showing that you are not willing to listen or change what you think 显得固执（或倔强）的 | | a stubborn look/voice 倔强的神情/执拗的语调 | |
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| 2 | very difficult to change or defeat 难以改变的；难以击败的；顽强的 |
| Defenders of the city put up stubborn resistance. 守城的人进行了顽强的抵抗。 |
| The proposed law is meeting stubborn opposition. 所提议的法律遭到了强烈的反对。 |
| | 2a | difficult to cure or remove 难以治愈（或去除）的；顽固性的 | | a stubborn cold 难以痊愈的感冒 | | stubborn weeds/stains 难以去除的杂草/顽固性污渍 | |
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| - | stubborn as a mule
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| very stubborn |
| 像驴一样倔的；非常执拗的 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| stubbornly adv |
| They stubbornly refuse to admit there’ s a problem. 他们死不承认有问题。 |
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