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单词 inflexible
释义
inflexible
adjective
usuallydisapproving
uk
/ɪnˈflek.sə.bəl/us
/ɪnˈflek.sə.bəl/
(especiallyofopinionsandrules)fixedandunableorunwillingtochange:
（尤指意见和规则）不可改变的，不愿变更的
Theprimeministerhasadoptedan inflexiblepositiononimmigration.首相在移民问题上采取了强硬的立场。
Thistypeofcomputeris tooslowand inflexible tomeetmanybusinessneeds.这种计算机速度慢、应变功能弱，无法满足多种商业需要。
Synonyms
unbendingformal
uncompromising
Opposite
flexible(ABLE TO CHANGE)
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 ofinflexiblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inflexible| American Dictionary

inflexible
adjective
us
/ɪnˈflek·sə·bəl/

inflexibleadjective(NOT CHANGING)

fixedandunableorunwillingtochange:
Someofficialsthinkthelawis tooharshand inflexible, and theyargueit should bechanged.

inflexibleadjective(STIFF)

[not gradable]
(of asubstance)stiffand hard, and notableto bebent:
an inflexiblematerial
(Definition ofinflexiblefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

inflexible| Business English

inflexible
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfleksəbl/us
unableorunwillingtochangeasconditionsorsituationschange:
He called theEuropeanUnionmodel"toobureaucraticand inflexible."
Nurses werefrustratedby inflexibleworkingarrangements.
(Definition ofinflexiblefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinflexible

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A low precision irrigation practice isinflexibleand does not allow the farmer to adjust water applications in response to changing conditions.
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Although these methods have good performance in particular domains for extracting particular relations, they are limited andinflexible.
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The natural parameters - ice, shoals, climatic conditions etc - are, with certain modifications, basicallyinflexible.
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Three years later the tactic could to an extent be repeated in the face of a much moreinflexibleattitude from the government.
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At the same time he symbolised theinflexibleimmigration restrictions imposed by the victorious powers.
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The problem with this tenure regime was that it wasinflexible, while its paternalism fostered a resentful dependency.
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The laws governing foreign investment were strict andinflexible, reflecting the government's residual ideological hostility.
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But this does not mean that behavior is completelyinflexible, and that the "is" dictates the norms.
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A halving of substitution elasticities implies an economy that in an international context is ratherinflexible, however.
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There was a common perception, based either on past experience or on the experiences of acquaintances, that statutory help was heavily restricted andinflexible.
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Economists have long promoted control systems as cost-effective alternatives to technological restrictions and other forms ofinflexiblecommand-andcontrol environmental regulations.
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This policy instrument is more likely to lead to cost-effective outcomes than alternative approaches, most notablyinflexibleemission quotas.
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If the child views the parents as completelyinflexible, for example, this appraisal may rule out a variety of active strategies.
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The mask is conceived asinflexible, inhibiting participation in positive elements of postmodernity as it becomes increasingly difficult to see a youthful self behind it.
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To speak in a commanding orinflexibleway implies that the listener is of lower status.
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