Wordiyorefractory
🇬🇧 UK/ri'fræktәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC1
Definitions
adj.
Stubbornly resistant to control or authority; not responding to medical treatment; able to withstand very high temperatures
执拗的，难管的；难治的；耐高温的
n.
A material that can withstand very high temperatures without melting, used in furnaces and kilns
耐火材料
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.refractory period不应期／难治期
- 2.refractory material耐火材料
- 3.refractory disease难治性疾病
- 4.[refractory patient]难管的患者
Example Sentences
- 1.
The refractory student refused to follow any classroom rules despite repeated warnings.
- 2.
Doctors struggled to treat her refractory epilepsy, which failed to respond to multiple medications.
- 3.
Refractory bricks are used to line furnaces because they can endure extreme heat.