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

• Pearce remained adamant, saying 'I didn't touch him'
  皮尔斯仍旧坚定不移地说：“我没有碰过他。”
• 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。
• We have two wonderful sons and my husband is adamant that he does not want any more children.
  我们的两个儿子棒极了，我丈夫坚决不想再要孩子了。
• We tried to persuade her but she was adamant.
  我们试图说服她，但是她很固执。
• 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。
• 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？
• I've tried to persuade him to change his mind but he's adamant.
  我竭力劝他改变主意，但他毫不动摇。
• It was raining, but he was adamant that I should go.
  下雨了，但他坚持要我去。
• 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。
• The prime minister is adamant that he will not resign
  首相坚决不辞职。