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。
顽固地坚持
persist stubbornly; refuse to change one's mind or course of action
顽固地坚持
persist stubbornly
一般现在时
He obstinates in his opinion despite all evidence.
尽管有所有证据,他仍固执己见。
一般过去时
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。
present progressive
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
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。
用法提示:obstinate 在此作动词,意为“顽固地坚持”,后接 in + 坚持的内容。
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?
用法提示:本句中 obstinate 为动词,表示“固执地坚持”,与 in 搭配使用。
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。
用法提示:obstinate 动词用法,意为“顽固地坚持”,后接 in 引出坚持的对象。
最接近本义,强调不顾反对或困难继续,但不含贬义;常用于 persist in doing sth。
侧重面对困难仍持续努力,语气积极,与 obstinate 的顽固含义不完全等同。
口语/非正式,强调抵抗压力或诱惑而坚持到底。
强调对观点或立场的坚决维护,常用于辩论或拒绝妥协的场合。
强调口头上的坚决主张或执意要求,与 obstinate 侧重持续行为略有不同。
动词,指不再坚持己见,与“顽固坚持”相对。
动词短语,指放弃抵抗或固执,与“顽固坚持”相对。
动词,指缓和态度,不再固执,与“顽固坚持”相对。
动词,正式用词,指停止抵抗,与“顽固坚持”相对。
ob-(前缀,表示“对着/反对”)+ stin-(词根,源自拉丁语 stare,表“站立”)+ -ate(后缀)。相关词:obstacle(障碍)、obstinacy(固执)、obstinately(固执地)、stance(立场)。
顽固坚持的态度常引发或加剧对抗。
双方都顽固不让步时,容易形成僵局。
谈判中若一方顽固坚持,往往难以达成共识。
顽固坚持立场通常意味着拒绝作出让步。
面对压力不肯改变,正是顽固坚持的一种表现。
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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