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

• We have two wonderful sons and my husband is adamant that he does not want any more children.
  我们的两个儿子棒极了，我丈夫坚决不想再要孩子了。
• But I know David Stern must have had a lot of input in this and been very adamant about partnership and all that.
  但是我也知道斯特恩和他的合作伙伴们在这上面很坚决地进行了大量的投入。
• 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。
• The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign
  首相坚决不辞职。
• 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。
• 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。
• So it's something that I really, really am adamant about getting out there.
  所以这是我真的、真的想坚持的事。
• But he also was adamant about where he wants to be.
  但是他依旧执着于到底哪里才是他想要待的地方。
• 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。
• 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。