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

• The earthquake, has let the whole world see a brand-new Chinese, one kind of adamant spirit.
  地震，让全世界看到了一个全新的中国，一种坚强不屈的精神。
• I've tried to persuade him to change his mind but he's adamant.
  我竭力劝他改变主意，但他毫不动摇。
• He was adamant that this setback does not mean he has reverted to type.
  他坚持认为这次挫折并不意味着他已经回到原来的样子。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• We tried to persuade her but she was adamant.
  我们试图说服她，但是她很固执。
• The view was unanimous and adamant: we must finish the job.
  大家的观点是一致和坚定的：我们必须完成任务。
• 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 prime minister is adamant that he will not resign
  首相坚决不辞职。