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单词 tenacious
释义
tenacious
adjective
uk
/təˈneɪ.ʃəs/us
/təˈneɪ.ʃəs/
holdingtightlyonto something, orkeepinganopinionin adeterminedway:
紧握的；顽固的；固执的
Thebabytook myfingerinitstenacious littlefist.那个婴儿用他的小拳头紧紧攥着我的手指。
There has been tenaciouslocaloppositionto the newairport.当地人一直坚决反对建这个新机场。
Synonyms
dogged
pertinaciousformal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
working to achieve a goal even if it is difficult
  • determinedI was determined not to give up.
  • doggedHer dogged determination to uncover the truth about the scandal led to her winning a reporting prize.
  • persistentThe shop never gives refunds, but if you are persistent, they may.
  • resolvedI am resolved to do something about the issue.
  • resoluteWe must remain resolute in the face of opposition.
  • single-mindedShe was single-minded and uncompromising in her work.
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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
  • pigheadedly
  • purposeful
  • purposefully
  • pushy
  • recalcitrant
  • unbending
  • undaunted
  • unrelenting
  • unrelentingly
  • unyielding
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Related word

tenaciously
(Definition oftenaciousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tenacious| American Dictionary

tenacious
adjective[not gradable]
us
/təˈneɪ·ʃəs/
unwillingtoacceptdefeatorstopdoing or having something:
Seles is a tenaciousopponent– she never gives in.

tenacity

noun[U]us
/təˈnæs·ɪ·t̬i/
Theyclingwithadmirabletenacity totheirtraditions.
(Definition oftenaciousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftenacious

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The steep learning curve is daunting, and even experienced developers find that modifying existing passes is difficult and often introduces subtle andtenaciousbugs.
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Mapping out the relations between law and literature requires a meticulous approach for these relations are infinitely complex, elusive yettenacious.
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However, design disputes, political rivalries and thetenaciousresistance of local elites undermined the radical transformation proposed.
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Yet, a counter narrative surfaced regularly, one where women emerged as good planners,tenaciousopponents and effective negotiators.
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On average, parents who decide to adopt internationally are highly educated, dedicated to their children, andtenacious.
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However, it seems that the ideology of inner reference proved atenaciousinstitutional pull.
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None but the mosttenaciousand specialized reader is going to scrutinize that crucial diagram (p. 45) on which the whole first chapter rests.
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If the link between lagged and current voting is artefactual, it is an unusuallytenaciousartefact.
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He told us one story that strongly showed howtenacioushe was.
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It takes sometenaciousmining to wrest anything out of them.
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Once established, basic outlooks on politics, ranging from ideologies to understandings of particular aspects of governments or orientations towards political groups or parties, are generallytenacious.
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Koizumi has beentenaciousin pushing forward structural reform, despite all the opposition to it.
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They daily continually challenge, often in subtle yettenaciousways, any dogmatic tendencies in state bureaucracies, fighting to keep their own creative avenues open, achieving great things.
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It seems to be precisely our task if we are to take seriously, and regard with care, thetenacious, yet tentative field that we are building.
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Perhaps the mosttenacioususe of the term is that people should get what they deserve, which necessarily involves looking backwards as part of the process of measuring desert.
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