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单词 adamant
释义
adamant
adjective
uk
/ˈæd.ə.mənt/us
/ˈæd.ə.mənt/
impossibletopersuade, orunwillingtochangeanopinionordecision:
固执的；坚决的，坚定不移的
[+ that]I've told her she shouldstayathomeandrestbut she's adamantthatshe's coming.我告诉过她应该在家休息，可她坚持要来。
Synonym
intransigentformaldisapproving
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Strong-willed
  • adamantine
  • adamantly
  • aggressive
  • aggressively
  • be as stubborn as a muleidiom
  • going
  • gutsy
  • hard-boiled
  • hard-headed
  • headstrong
  • purposeful
  • purposefully
  • pushy
  • recalcitrant
  • redoubtable
  • unbending
  • undaunted
  • unrelenting
  • unrelentingly
  • unyielding
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adamantly
(Definition ofadamantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

adamant| American Dictionary

adamant
adjective
us
/ˈæd·ə·mənt/
unwillingto bepersuadedtochangeanopinionordecision:
She was adamant aboutbecomingadancer.

adamantly

adverbus
/ˈæd·ə·mənt·li/
Themayoradamantlyrefusedtoconsiderataxincrease.
(Definition ofadamantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofadamant

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However, some respondents wereadamantthat it represented - at least potentially - a useful investment.
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She pleaded for the clinic to make an exception but the clinic director remainedadamantand would not perform the procedure.
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She isadamantthat everyone in the building hates her, including the music therapist.
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The editors are explicit andadamantin their claim that ' this is not a book about policy ' (p. 2).
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Second, it does not explain why some subjects are soadamantabout their choices.
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Despite reaching these conclusions, parents wereadamantthat they did not lose hope for their children.
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The interviewed care managers wereadamantthat when the care package costs reached the authority's limit, it was time to suggest that the person move into institutional care.
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Stanislavsky wasadamantthat the credibility of the events of a role had to be honestly accepted if it was to be carried off.
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They, too, remained asadamantas ever.
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He wasadamantthat music teaching should be animated and lively, and that the music played in the classroom should be approachable and leave an indelible impression.
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Even though he freely admits that complete historical authenticity is ultimately not achievable, he isadamantthat striving for such a goal is no futile or unmusical exercise.
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The villagers wereadamantthat the existing mining area should not be enlarged beyond what was given since they were not going to gain anything from this.
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Lea isadamantabout leaving timber untreated to age as it will, for preservatives both arrest the natural ageing process and introduce toxicity.
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She wasadamantthat nothing would fit their demands, that most of the rooms were wrong for them, that there was no point in the groupings, and so on.
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But the majority of chiefs wereadamant.
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