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单词 intransigence
释义
intransigence
noun[U]
formaldisapproving
uk
/ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒəns/us
/ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒəns/
thequalityofrefusingtochangeyouropinionsorbehaviour:
Officialsyesterdayblamedcouncilintransigence for thefailuretoreachadeal.
Theunderlyingreasonfor theprolongationof thewaris intransigence on allsides.
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intransigent
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  • Government intransigence hasledto amassexodusfromfarmingin the past twoyears.
  • Thecompanyshould makecleartheconsequencesofcontinuedintransigence.
  • Progress has beendelayedbecause of the government's intransigence.
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(Definition ofintransigencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofintransigence

intransigence
The equilibrium outcome, maximizing under the circumstances to both parties, will be enforced regardless of apparent politicalintransigence.
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Protest gained impetus in response to the repressive rules orintransigenceof the regime.
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In view of theintransigenceof the problem, a radical proposal is the only kind worth considering.
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Its language was strong and uncompromising, verging onintransigence.
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In the economic arena, poor market conditions combined with officialintransigencein preventing most former servicemen from making substantial gains in trade or transport.
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Hisintransigencewas the key to the strategy that culminated in the revolutions of 1893.
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It is perhaps unsurprising that there were few stories ofintransigenceover the terms or nature of an assignment.
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Faced with suchintransigence, unions have a strong incentive to supplement their own inadequate organizational strength with political influence in order to force concessions from their mighty corporate adversaries.
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But the haughtiness andintransigenceof the second estate - reacting to its own perception of potential threats against noble rights, property, and honour - tipped the balance.
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Both phases reflected theintransigenceof defeated militaries, and both entailed the kind of suffering for civilian populations which we can barely appreciate, sixty-odd years on.
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What will ultimately emerge from this inquiry is a conventionalized history, an account which recognizes that the agents of ideological change must always grapple with theintransigenceof conventional modes.
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It is made more serious by the department'sintransigenceabout hydrogen peroxide and ozone.
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In those boardrooms, it sometimes has to faceintransigenceand doors that are shut in its face.
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Will he accept that it is theintransigenceof the employers that is exacerbating the misery of school teachers?
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One of the problems which has to be faced is theintransigenceof some teacher unions.
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