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。
• 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。
• But Republicans are adamant that all cuts should be extended.
  但是共和党人坚持认为应该延长对所有人的减税。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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？
• But I know David Stern must have had a lot of input in this and been very adamant about partnership and all that.
  但是我也知道斯特恩和他的合作伙伴们在这上面很坚决地进行了大量的投入。
• 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。
• 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。”