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。
• 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。
• And we are very good about it at my firm – I'm adamant about it.
  在我的公司，我们都非常赞同这一点，而我对这一种方式更是坚信不疑。
• 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。
• 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 adamant in his opposition to their proposal.
  他坚决反对他们的提案。
• If your parents are adamant about the idea, maybe they should go to law school themselves.
  如果你的父母坚持他们的看法，也许他们才应该去上法学院。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。