as obstinate as a mule
idiom像骡子一样顽固
She's as obstinate as a mule; no one can make her change her mind.
她像骡子一样顽固，没人能让她改变主意。
顽固坚持；固执地坚持
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顽固坚持；固执地坚持
persist stubbornly; refuse to change one's mind or course of action
I obstinate in my plan to finish the marathon despite the rain.
尽管下雨，我仍顽固地坚持完成马拉松的计划。
顽固地坚持
persist stubbornly
obstinate
Base
原形
obstinates
3rd person
第三人称单数
obstinating
-ing
现在分词
obstinated
Past
过去式
obstinated
Past participle
过去分词
He obstinates in his opinion despite all evidence.
尽管有所有证据，他仍固执己见。
She obstinated against changing the plan until it was too late.
她顽固地反对改变计划，直到为时已晚。
They are obstinating over minor details, delaying the project.
他们正在对细节固执己见，拖延了项目。
规则动词
Why do you obstinate in a decision that hurts you?
你为什么固执地坚持一个伤害你的决定？
We will obstinate in our demands until the manager listens.
我们会顽固地坚持我们的要求，直到经理听取为止。
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像骡子一样顽固
She's as obstinate as a mule; no one can make her change her mind.
她像骡子一样顽固，没人能让她改变主意。
像猪一样固执
He is as obstinate as a pig, refusing to admit he is wrong.
他像猪一样固执，拒绝承认自己错了。
因为我知道你顽固，你的颈项如铁，前额如铜。
This is a well-known verse from the King James Bible (Isaiah 48:4). It uses the images of an iron neck and a brass brow to describe someone who is stubborn and refuses to yield.
这是英王钦定版圣经（以赛亚书48：4）中的名句。它用铁颈和铜额作比喻，形容某人顽固不化、不肯让步。
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想象一头犟驴被拉着也不动，顽固坚持原地——obstinate 就是'顽固地坚持'。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing 该词作动词时多用于正式或书面语境，表示固执地坚持某个立场或做法；日常口语中较少这样用。
这些词都与 obstinate 一样以 -ate 结尾，词尾弱读为 /ət/；但重音元音和位置均不同，因此没有严格押韵。fortunate、passionate 带有 /ənət/ 尾，considerate、moderate、separate、subordinate 带有 /ərət/ 或 /ənət/ 尾。另注意：moderate、separate、subordinate 作动词时 -ate 读 /eɪt/。
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