| 单词 | diehard |
| 释义 | diehard noun[C] disapprovinguk/ˈdaɪ.hɑːd/us/ˈdaɪ.hɑːrd/someone who isunwillingtochangeor give uptheirideasorwaysofbehaving,evenwhen there are goodreasonsto do so: 顽固分子，死硬分子a diehardconservative/fan顽固的保守派／铁杆拥趸 Compare traditionalistnoun Stubborn and determined people
diehard| American Dictionarydiehard adjective[not gradable] us/ˈdɑɪˌhɑrd/unwillingtochangeor give upyourideasorwaysofbehaving,evenwhen there are goodreasonsto do so: a diehardconservative Examplesofdieharddiehard This impact was not limited to partisan diehards alone. From theCambridge English Corpus And, the word "diehard" has two negative parts but turns out to be positive compared to its antonym "pushover". From theCambridge English Corpus Because primary voters are often partisan diehards who care a great deal about policy positions, they prefer candidates with non-centrist positions. From theCambridge English Corpus In earlier periods of resistance, diehards, for all their inability to win the party over, had at least managed to unite in defiance of it. From theCambridge English Corpus That these were contained is to be explained by the erosion and disappearance of the organizational advantages enjoyed by the diehards twelve years before. From theCambridge English Corpus Since that time hostility has passed to a truce and a truce to the development of fruitful co-operation, not without a few continuing skirmishes by diehards on both sides. From theCambridge English Corpus These diehards remained the last bastion of reaction, believing protection necessary because they assumed, as others had before them, that artisanal production was necessarily less efficient than industry. From theCambridge English Corpus Business interests, many of which had already adapted to the transfer of power, were reluctant to jeopardize their future trading prospects by an alliance with diehards. From theCambridge English Corpus After this dance and the csingerálás that follows, the last of thediehardpartygoers finally disperse, along with both the tired musicians and the tired ethnographer. From theCambridge English Corpus I emphasise that these are not the views of diehards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the end, the diehards' fears seem to have been proved correct. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are indeed the diehards of modern political life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also, in ecclesiastical terms, and always has been, the home of the diehards at the extremes of every tradition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What has struck me is that this is not a question on which anyone can honestly take adiehardview in either direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been diligent in observing the court's judgments, as even our mostdiehardcritics would acknowledge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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