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

• 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。
• He was adamant that the allegations were untrue, so I took him on trust.
  他坚持认为那些指控不属实，因此我也完全相信他。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sometimes I think I'm a bad girl, capricious, adamant, and bilious.
  有时我觉得我是坏的女孩，任性，坚决，和胆汁。
• The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign
  首相坚决不辞职。
• 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。
• 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。
• But he also was adamant about where he wants to be.
  但是他依旧执着于到底哪里才是他想要待的地方。
• More adamant about than lessons regarding marriage, children and happiness?
  是什么样的人生教训甚至比婚姻，孩子和幸福更令他们坚持？