obstinately
adverb
uk/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət.li/us/ˈɑːb.stə.nət.li/usuallydisapproving
in a way that isunreasonablydetermined,especiallybyactingin aparticularway and notchangingat all,despitewhat anyoneelsesays:
顽固地Theyremainedobstinatelysilent.他们固执地保持沉默。
in a way that isdifficulttodealwith,change, orsolve:
Theengineobstinatelyrefusedtostart.
- She obstinatelyrefusedtoleavethehouse.
- Theboystuckhislipout obstinately.
- He obstinatelyholdson to hisbeliefs.
- An obstinatelypersistentsoundfilledherhead.
- Wirelessphonecallsare obstinatelydifficultto make incertainareasbecause there is notransmitterin thevicinity.
Strong-willed
- adamant
- adamantine
- adamantly
- aggressive
- aggressively
- go-getting
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- hard-headed
- purposeful
- purposefully
- pushy
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- unbending
- undaunted
- unrelenting
- unrelentingly
- unyielding
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