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

• 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。
• On this point I am adamant, ie my decision will not change.
  在这一点上我是坚定不移的。
• 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 Huang was adamant that everything that could be done was being done to solve the problem.
  接着黄还是重申了一下，公司正在尽一切能尽的办法解决这个问题。
• 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。
• The earthquake, has let the whole world see a brand-new Chinese, one kind of adamant spirit.
  地震，让全世界看到了一个全新的中国，一种坚强不屈的精神。
• 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。
• 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。
• And he shall command hell to open its bars of adamant and give up all that is therein.
  他将指挥地狱来开放其酒吧的执迷，并放弃所有这就是。
• 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。