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单词 headstrong
释义
headstrong
adjective
uk
/ˈhed.strɒŋ/us
/ˈhed.strɑːŋ/
verydeterminedto do what youwantwithoutlisteningtoothers:
任性的，固执的，刚愎自用的
She was a headstrongchild, always getting intotrouble.她是个任性的孩子，总是惹麻烦。
Synonyms
self-willeddisapproving
wilfuldisapproving
willfulUS
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
refusing to change your actions or opinions
  • stubbornShe's so stubborn, she'll never admit that she was wrong.
  • be as stubborn as a muleAh, she's as stubborn as a mule. You might as well give her what she wants.
  • mulishHe was generally an easy-going child, but could be mulish when upset.
  • headstrongShe's too headstrong to listen to reason.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strong-willed
  • adamant
  • adamantine
  • adamantly
  • aggressive
  • aggressively
  • go-getting
  • going
  • gutsy
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-headed
  • purposeful
  • purposefully
  • pushy
  • recalcitrant
  • redoubtable
  • unbending
  • undaunted
  • unrelenting
  • unrelentingly
  • unyielding
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(Definition ofheadstrongfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

headstrong| American Dictionary

headstrong
adjective
us
/ˈhedˌstrɔŋ/
determinedto do orthinkwhat youwantdespiteoppositionfromothers:
a headstrongteenager
(Definition ofheadstrongfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofheadstrong

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Manufacturers across the spectrum had tried bribery and coercion to bridle theheadstrongjourneymen.
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But instead of presenting herself as aheadstrongwoman entering a man's world of business, she cast herself as the vulnerable, fragile widow in need of support.
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There is the abrasive effect of perhaps aheadstrongmanagement and possibly aheadstrongshop steward.
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It is no longer behaving as a self-generating organisation appearing to go its own way under veryheadstrongleadership.
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Is the democracy here so littleheadstrong, so little in need of control, that we can afford to neglect what is happening elsewhere?
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This cell is used not only for isolation—there may be occasions whenheadstrongboys need control—but also for punishment.
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Those who claim that certainty confuse strong government withheadstronggovernment.
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However, the hostages have been held for six months, and no one can be accused of beingheadstrong.
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Are the offended and injured nations to stand apart whilst another impulsive andheadstrongnation breaks the growing solidarity of the world?
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They have to abandon theirheadstrongopposition to regulating business in order to protect the environment.
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The characteristics of our people are such that we never rushheadstrongor heedlessly into anything, nor do we tiptoe.
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Showing favouritism towards his fiancée was not an inadvertent mistake, but the justification needed to put an end to hisheadstrongand unacceptable way of going about things.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Girl has been all along veryheadstrong.
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Ephraim is passionate andheadstrong, and well-liked for his candid, direct manner.
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He had a reputation for being disciplined,headstrong, restrained, and self-willed.
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