obdurate

• adj. 顽固的，执拗的；冷酷无情的

1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings;

"the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"

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。

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A third group were obdurate and still wanted to wait and see.

第三部分人则是顽固地还要等着看.

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The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart.

这个孩子的悲惨遭遇即使最冷酷的心肠也会为之动情.

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The struggle shall be waged only against a few obdurate landlords after they have been isolated.

只有对个别顽固分子,才经过一番孤立工作之后,实行斗争的方式.

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Paul Skinner an obdurate opponent of BHP's advances, had recently stood down as chairman of Rio.

保罗?斯金纳刚从力拓董事长职位上退下.他之前一直反对必和必拓的追求.

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He is obdurate in his convictions.

他执着于自己所坚信的事.

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Even obdurate India has begun to look less of an outlier.

就连顽固的印度也开始表现得不那么像一个局外人.

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Entrenched prejudices, obdurate opinions are as sterile as no opinionsall.

固有的偏见 、 执拗的观点与没有观点一样贫瘠可怜.

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She is of obdurate temperament, and gets angry easily.

她是个左性子, 动不动就发火.

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He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision.

他依然固执己见, 拒不改变决定.

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If Iran is obdurate, each set of leads to the next.

假如伊朗执迷不悟, 每一套制裁接着就是下一套.

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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。

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ob-,相对，对着的，-dur,硬的，词源同endure,during.引申词义固执的。

1. 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。

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2. A third group were obdurate and still wanted to wait and see.

第三部分人则是顽固地还要等着看.

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3. The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart.

这个孩子的悲惨遭遇即使最冷酷的心肠也会为之动情.

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4. Even obdurate India has begun to look less of an outlier.

就连顽固的印度也开始表现得不那么像一个局外人.

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5. Entrenched prejudices, obdurate opinions are as sterile as no opinionsall.

固有的偏见 、 执拗的观点与没有观点一样贫瘠可怜.

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obdurate (adj.)

mid-15c., "stubborn; hardened," from Latin obduratus "hardened," past participle of obdurare "be hard, hold out, persist, endure," from ob "against" (see ob-) + durare "harden, render hard," from durus "hard" (see endure). Related: Obdurately.