obdurate

形容词执拗的; 顽固的; 冷酷无情的; 麻木不仁的

1. 冷酷,无情,执拗的：maltreat 虐待 | obdurate 冷酷,无情,执拗的 | obey 服从,遵奉,顺从

2. 坚定的冷酷的：obligated 合法联系 在一起 | obdurate 坚定的冷酷的 | obloquy 谩骂,

3. 执迷不悟的：obduracy 顽固 | obdurate 执迷不悟的 | obdurately 顽固地

4. 顽固的,冷酷无情的：Cerebral 大脑的,理智方面的 | Obdurate 顽固的,冷酷无情的 | Pretentious 自命不凡的

1. 顽固不化的；倔强的；执拗的
    If you describe someone as obdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal to change their decision or opinion.

    e.g. Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
           政府的一些部门可能正在作出改变，但是其他部门却执意维护现状。

1. When Zhang remained obdurate in his rejection, she vented her anger by setting fire to his home.

2. Goals are at a premium whenever these obdurate sides meet in Europe and it was a typically tentative start.

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