adamant

英 [ˈædəmənt]

美 [ˈædəmənt]

adj.  坚决的; 坚定不移的

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Collins.1 / BNC.9491 / COCA.11251

牛津词典

adj.

• 坚决的；坚定不移的
  determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about sth
  1. Eva was adamant that she would not come.
     伊娃坚决不来。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 坚决的;坚定不移的
  If someone isadamant aboutsomething, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
  1. The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign...
     首相坚决不辞职。
  2. Sue was adamant about that job in Australia.
     对澳大利亚的那份工作，休的态度很坚决。

英英释义

noun

• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  Synonym:diamond

adj

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
  1. he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
  2. Cynthia was inexorabl
  3. an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
  Synonym:adamantineinexorableintransigent

双语例句

• But Republicans are adamant that all cuts should be extended.
  但是共和党人坚持认为应该延长对所有人的减税。
• If your parents are adamant about the idea, maybe they should go to law school themselves.
  如果你的父母坚持他们的看法，也许他们才应该去上法学院。
• The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point
  美国人非常强硬，他们在这一点上是不会妥协的。
• We tried to persuade her but she was adamant.
  我们试图说服她，但是她很固执。
• He was adamant in his determination to punish the corrupt officials.
  他下了决心，坚决惩治那些贪官污吏。
• The view was unanimous and adamant: we must finish the job.
  大家的观点是一致和坚定的：我们必须完成任务。
• He was adamant in his opposition to their proposal.
  他坚决反对他们的提案。
• Sue was adamant about that job in Australia.
  对澳大利亚的那份工作，休的态度很坚决。
• But McDermott is adamant that he and his team are not making policy judgments.
  但麦克德莫特坚持认为，他和他的团队并不是在做政策判断，而是分析业已出台的政策、可能达到的目标以及市场对该政策的看法，找出三者之间不一致的地方。
• It was raining, but he was adamant that I should go.
  下雨了，但他坚持要我去。