ingrained
adjective
uk/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/us/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ingrainedadjective(BELIEFS)
(ofbeliefs) sofirmlyheldthat they are notlikelytochange:
（观念）根深蒂固的Such ingrainedprejudicescannot becorrectedeasily.如此根深蒂固的偏见是不容易纠正的。
Thebeliefthat you should ownyourhouseisdeeplyingrainedinoursociety.在我们的社会中，应该拥有自己的住房这一观念根深蒂固。
Not able to be changed
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spotsidiom
- be no hard and fast rulesidiom
- burnyourboats/bridgesidiom
- congenital
- continuity
- deep-seated
- incorrigible
- incurably
- inelastic
- inelasticity
- inflexible
- irreversibly
- irrevocable
- irrevocably
- leopard
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- uncompromising
- uncompromisingly
- unredeemable
ingrainedadjective(DIRT)
Ingraineddirthas got under thesurfaceof something and isdifficulttoremove:
（尘土等）深嵌着的，难以去除的Theoilhadbecomeingrainedinhisskin.油污已渗入他的皮肤。
Synonyms
abiding
durable
enduring
imperishableliterary
indelible
indestructible
ineradicableformal
lasting
long-lasting
permanent
stubborn
Dirt & untidiness
- bloodstain
- clutter
- contaminant
- contamination
- crud
- filthiness
- fleck
- grime
- grunge
- gunge
- muck
- pollutant
- polluter
- recontamination
- scruff
- shambles
- slime
- slob
- slovenliness
- smear