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

• Sometimes I think I'm a bad girl, capricious, adamant, and bilious.
  有时我觉得我是坏的女孩，任性，坚决，和胆汁。
• They urged Jefferson to remain in office but he was adamant.
  他们力劝杰斐逊留任，但他辞意甚坚。
• He was nonetheless adamant that ideals and principles be implemented in real life.
  尽管如此，他坚持认为，理想和原则要在现实生活中才能实现。
• But McDermott is adamant that he and his team are not making policy judgments.
  但麦克德莫特坚持认为，他和他的团队并不是在做政策判断，而是分析业已出台的政策、可能达到的目标以及市场对该政策的看法，找出三者之间不一致的地方。
• He was adamant that this setback does not mean he has reverted to type.
  他坚持认为这次挫折并不意味着他已经回到原来的样子。
• So it's something that I really, really am adamant about getting out there.
  所以这是我真的、真的想坚持的事。
• The young man pressed his suit, but the young lady was adamant.
  那个年轻人苦苦求婚，但年轻小姐却无动于衷。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Americans are adamant that they will not budge on this point
  美国人非常强硬，他们在这一点上是不会妥协的。