stubborn /ˈstʌbɚn/ adjective Learner's definition of STUBBORN
[more stubborn; most stubborn]
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: refusing to change your ideas or to stop doing something顽固的；固执的；倔强的 -
She's wrong, but she's too stubborn to admit it.她错了，但她太固执，不肯认错。
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I admire his stubborn refusal to quit.我佩服他拒不放弃那股倔强劲儿。
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She has a stubborn streak. [=she is often stubborn]她常常很固执。
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He's (as) stubborn as a mule. [=he's very/extremely stubborn]他倔得像头骡子。
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: difficult to deal with, remove, etc.难对付的；难去除的 — stubbornness
/ˈstʌbɚnnəs/ noun [noncount]