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。
• 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。
• The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign
  首相坚决不辞职。
• Sometimes I think I'm a bad girl, capricious, adamant, and bilious.
  有时我觉得我是坏的女孩，任性，坚决，和胆汁。
• He was adamant that the allegations were untrue, so I took him on trust.
  他坚持认为那些指控不属实，因此我也完全相信他。
• Pearce remained adamant, saying 'I didn't touch him'
  皮尔斯仍旧坚定不移地说：“我没有碰过他。”
• And we are very good about it at my firm – I'm adamant about it.
  在我的公司，我们都非常赞同这一点，而我对这一种方式更是坚信不疑。
• But McDermott is adamant that he and his team are not making policy judgments.
  但麦克德莫特坚持认为，他和他的团队并不是在做政策判断，而是分析业已出台的政策、可能达到的目标以及市场对该政策的看法，找出三者之间不一致的地方。
• 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。
• 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。