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intractable

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'træktəb(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/in'træktәbl/
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Definitions

adj.

Very difficult to manage, control, or solve; stubbornly resistant to change.

棘手的;难以控制的;顽固的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
tract
+
ablecapable of, worthy of
=intractable

Common Collocations

  • 1.intractable problem棘手的问题

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The conflict in the region has become intractable despite decades of peace efforts.

  • 2.

    His intractable personality made him difficult to work with.

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