Stubborn

(a.)

1. (often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude

固执的；执拗的；顽固的；倔强的

(syn.) obstinate

e.g. He was stubborn to admit that he was wrong.

他死不认错的。

e.g. She can be as stubborn as a mule.

她可以倔得像头骡子。

e.g. stubborn pride

死要面子

e.g. a stubborn resistance to change

顽固抵制变革

e.g. a stubborn refusal to listen

硬是不听

e.g. Life is most regrettable, than to simply give up should not give up, and stubbornly insisted should adhere to.

人生最遗憾的，莫过于,轻易地放弃了不该放弃的，固执地坚持了不该坚持的。

2. difficult to ger rid of or deal with

难以去除（或对付）的

(syn) persistent

e.g. a stubborn cough/stain

久治不愈的咳嗽；顽渍

e.g. a stubborn problem

难题

引申：stubbornly

(ad.)

She stubbornly refused to pay.

她怎么都不肯付钱。

e.g. Unemployment remains stubbornly high.

失业率居高不下。

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