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

• 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。”
• It was raining, but he was adamant that I should go.
  下雨了，但他坚持要我去。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the station master was adamant: rules could not be broken.
  但站长态度坚决，规章制度不能破坏。
• And he shall command hell to open its bars of adamant and give up all that is therein.
  他将指挥地狱来开放其酒吧的执迷，并放弃所有这就是。
• He was adamant in his determination to punish the corrupt officials.
  他下了决心，坚决惩治那些贪官污吏。
• The young man pressed his suit, but the young lady was adamant.
  那个年轻人苦苦求婚，但年轻小姐却无动于衷。
• 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。