adamant

英 [ˈædəmənt]

美 [ˈædəmənt]

adj.  坚决的; 坚定不移的

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Collins.1 / BNC.9491 / COCA.11251

牛津词典

adj.

• 坚决的；坚定不移的
  determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about sth
  1. Eva was adamant that she would not come.
     伊娃坚决不来。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 坚决的;坚定不移的
  If someone isadamant aboutsomething, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
  1. The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign...
     首相坚决不辞职。
  2. Sue was adamant about that job in Australia.
     对澳大利亚的那份工作，休的态度很坚决。

英英释义

noun

• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  Synonym:diamond

adj

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  1. he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
  2. Cynthia was inexorabl
  3. an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
  Synonym:adamantineinexorableintransigent

双语例句

• We tried to persuade her but she was adamant.
  我们试图说服她，但是她很固执。
• He was adamant in his opposition to their proposal.
  他坚决反对他们的提案。
• More adamant about than lessons regarding marriage, children and happiness?
  是什么样的人生教训甚至比婚姻，孩子和幸福更令他们坚持？
• They urged Jefferson to remain in office but he was adamant.
  他们力劝杰斐逊留任，但他辞意甚坚。
• The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point
  美国人非常强硬，他们在这一点上是不会妥协的。
• So it's something that I really, really am adamant about getting out there.
  所以这是我真的、真的想坚持的事。
• But Republicans are adamant that all cuts should be extended.
  但是共和党人坚持认为应该延长对所有人的减税。
• If your parents are adamant about the idea, maybe they should go to law school themselves.
  如果你的父母坚持他们的看法，也许他们才应该去上法学院。
• But he also was adamant about where he wants to be.
  但是他依旧执着于到底哪里才是他想要待的地方。
• We have two wonderful sons and my husband is adamant that he does not want any more children.
  我们的两个儿子棒极了，我丈夫坚决不想再要孩子了。