词组 | stubborn |
释义 | stubborn /ˈstʌbən $ -ərn/ adjective determined not to change your mind, even when people think you are being unreasonablenounsa stubborn streak (=a tendency to behave in a stubborn way) Nancy has a stubborn streak and she doesn’t like being rushed.stubborn refusal There was a stubborn refusal to accept reality.stubborn determination When he started, all he had was talent and stubborn determination.stubborn resistance The other team put up stubborn resistance.phrasessb is as stubborn as a mule spoken (=extremely stubborn) I tried to make him change his mind, but he’s as stubborn as a mule.You often use stubborn when you think someone is behaving in an annoying and unreasonable way: I wish you would stop being so stubborn! You also use it when you admire someone, because they refuse to give up trying to do something: He succeeded through hard work and a stubborn refusal to accept defeat.THESAURUS: stubborn 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 BrE willful AmE 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. ornery AmE 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.THESAURUS: stubborn → determined |
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