| 词汇 | stubbornness |
| 释义 | stubbornness noun[ U ] uk /ˈstʌb.ən.nəs/ us /ˈstʌb.ɚn.nəs/ C2 the quality of being determined to do what you want and refusing to do anything else: 顽固，执拗，倔强 His colleagues find his stubbornness difficult to deal with.他的同事发现他的执拗难以对付。 She is refusing to help out of sheer stubbornness.出于固执，她拒绝提供帮助。 the quality of being difficult to move, change, or deal with: 难移动;难改变;难对付 I don't think you quite appreciate the stubbornness of the problem. 我认为你还不太明白这个问题多么难对付。 See stubborn He is likable despite his stubbornness. There is no virtue in blind, stupid stubbornness. A battle of unusual stubbornness ensued. The continued stubbornness of inflation in the services sector is worrying. Strength of will and determination aggressiveness bitter bloody-mindedness bull bull something through character-building fibre insusceptible intransigence inveteracy mettle militancy resolution resolve sharp sharp elbowsidiom sharpen sharpen (something) up sharpen your elbowsidiom single-mindedness You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Complicated and difficult to do Examples of stubbornnessstubbornness Second, we found that child maltreatment was associated with each of the steps in the authority conflict pathway (stubbornness, defiance, authority avoidance). Interestingly, mood swings were reported among those with disomy and deletions, and clustered with skin picking and stubbornness. He is further warned that if he continues in his stubbornness to sit on the throne, he will die. The behaviours rated included : eating behaviour, skin picking, temper tantrums, repetitive questions, obsessive behaviour, violent or aggressive outbursts, mood swings, argumentativeness, stealing, lying, stubbornness and possessiveness. Now the country is reaping the result of these long years of stubbornness and strife. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In their peace-time struggles, they will fight with stubbornness and tenacity born out of a righteous conviction of a just cause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, he defends the interests of that firm with a stubbornness and vehemence which must incur our admiration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I mentioned earlier on in previous debates that shyness, stubbornness, etc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is clear that if the two main parties in the country persist in their stubbornness then this aim will never be achieved. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We shall not change our policies—not out of stubbornness, but out of conviction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can only assume that this is not through ignorance but through stubbornness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend elevates stubbornness to a virtue which it does not deserve. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the sums have a tantalising stubbornness in not coming out the way you want them to come out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is therefore not a question of any stubbornness on our part. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He thought that stubbornness and pride were the causes of conflict. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of stubbornness These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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