stubborn
🇬🇧 UK/'stʌbәn/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Refusing to change one's opinion or course of action; obstinate; difficult to deal with
顽固的,固执的,执拗的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishstubbornother
=stubborn
Common Collocations
- 1.stubborn refusal顽固拒绝
- 2.stubborn resistance顽强抵抗
- 3.stubbornly insist固执地坚持
- 4.as stubborn as a mule像骡子一样倔强
Example Sentences
- 1.
He was too stubborn to admit that he had made a mistake.
- 2.
The stubborn stain on the carpet refused to come out despite repeated scrubbing.
- 3.
Negotiations broke down because both sides remained stubborn in their positions.