be obdurate
作表语,描述人的顽固状态。
The defendant remained obdurate despite the judge's plea.
尽管法官恳求,被告仍顽固不化。
顽固不化的;执迷不悟的
冷酷无情的;铁石心肠的;顽固坚持,通常在做错事时;拒绝改正或悔改;对感情麻木的;铁石心肠的。;顽固的;执拗的
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
顽固坚持,通常在做错事时;拒绝改正或悔改
Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.
对感情麻木的;铁石心肠的。
Hardened against feeling; hard-hearted.
The obdurate employee kept arriving late despite several written warnings.
这个顽固不化的员工屡次迟到,尽管收到过好几份书面警告。
用法提示:obdurate 作定语修饰 employee,表示‘顽固不化的、执迷不悟的’,强调坚持错误行为。
Her father was obdurate and refused to speak to her after the argument.
她父亲铁石心肠,争吵之后拒绝和她说话。
用法提示:obdurate 作表语,表示‘冷酷无情的、铁石心肠的’,强调对情感或和解无动于衷。
The landlord remained obdurate to the tenants' pleas for a lower rent.
房东对租户们降低租金的请求仍然无动于衷。
用法提示:obdurate 与介词 to 搭配,表示‘对……冷酷/拒不理会’,突出对请求的顽固拒绝。
作表语,描述人的顽固状态。
The defendant remained obdurate despite the judge's plea.
尽管法官恳求,被告仍顽固不化。
表示在某方面固执,后接名词或动名词。
He was obdurate in his refusal to apologize.
他固执地拒绝道歉。
指对某事坚决不肯让步。
She remained obdurate about changing her decision.
她对自己改变决定依然铁石心肠。
grammar · medium
易错句子He obdurates against any reform.
正确表达He is obdurate against any reform.
obdurate是形容词,不能直接用作动词。应使用系动词be加形容词形式。
grammar · medium
易错句子She remains obdurate to his apologies.
正确表达She remains obdurate towards his apologies.
obdurate常与介词towards或in搭配,表示对某事的顽固态度,而不是与to搭配。
obdurate强调冷酷无情和坚持错误,obstinate更侧重固执己见
obdurate语气更强,含有冷酷无情之意,stubborn只表示固执
obdurate含负面评价,adamant多指决心坚定,无冷酷意味
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