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stubbornly 音标拼音: [st'ʌbɚnli] ad. 倔强地;顽固地 倔强地;顽固地 stubbornly adv 1: in a stubborn unregenerate manner; " she remained stubbornly in the same position" [ synonym: { stubbornly}, { pig- headedly}, { obdurately}, { mulishly}, { obstinately}, { cussedly}] Stubborn \ Stub" born\, a. [ OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS. styb a stub. See { Stub}.] Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; -- said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore; a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. " Bow, stubborn knees." -- Shak. " Stubborn attention and more than common application." -- Locke. " Stubborn Stoics." -- Swift. [ 1913 Webster] And I was young and full of ragerie [ wantonness] Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. -- Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster] Your stubborn usage of the pope. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff; hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged; contumacious; heady. Usage: { Stubborn}, { Obstinate}. Obstinate is used of either active or passive persistence in one' s views or conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. -- { Stub" born* ly}, adv. -- { Stub" born* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster]
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