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 English
stubbornother
=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.

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