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1 stubborn
/'stʌbən/ * tính từ - bướng bỉnh, ương bướng, ngoan cố =as stubborn as a mule+ cứng đầu cứng cổ, ương bướng - ngoan cường =stubborn struggle+ cuộc đấu tranh ngoan cường - không lay chuyển được; không gò theo được =facts are stubborn things+ sự thật là điều không thể gò theo với lý thuyết được =stubborn soil+ đất khó cày -
2 continue
/kən'tinju:/ * động từ - tiếp tục, làm tiếp =to continue one's narrative+ tiếp tục câu chuyện =to be continued+ còn tiếp nữa - giữ, duy trì =to continue someone in a post+ giữ ai ở trong một cương vị công tác - vẫn cứ, tiếp diễn =if you continue stubborn+ nếu anh vẫn cứ cứng đầu cứng cổ =I continue to think the same+ tôi vẫn cứ nghĩ như vậy - ở lại =I'll in Paris till next year+ tôi sẽ ở lại Pa-ri cho đến sang năm - (pháp lý) hoãn lại, đình lại (một vụ kiện) -
3 mule
/mju:l/ * danh từ - (động vật học) con la - (nghĩa bóng) người cứng đầu cứng cổ, người ương bướng =as obstinate (stubborn) as a mule+ cứng đầu cứng cổ, ương bướng - máy kéo sợi - (động vật học) thú lai; (thực vật học) cây lai - dép đế mỏng * nội động từ - (như) mewl
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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; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stubborn — may refer to: HMS Stubborn (P238), an S class submarine Little Miss Stubborn, a character in the Little Miss series of books Mr. Stubborn, a character on the children s television show The Mr. Men Show Stubborn Unwilling to admit defeat to… … Wikipedia
stubborn — [stub′ərn] adj. [ME stoburn, prob. < OE stubb, var. of stybb,STUB] 1. refusing to yield, obey, or comply; resisting doggedly or unreasonably; resolute or obstinate 2. done or carried on in an obstinate or doggedly persistent manner [a stubborn … English World dictionary
stubborn — index callous, chronic, contentious, difficult, disobedient, fractious, froward, impervious, incorrigible … Law dictionary
stubborn — late 14c., of uncertain origin. Earliest form is stiborn. OED, Liberman doubt any connection with STUB (Cf. stub) (n.). Related: Stubbornly; stubbornness … Etymology dictionary
stubborn — *obstinate, dogged, pertinacious, mulish, stiff necked, pigheaded, bullheaded Analogous words: rebellious, contumacious, *insubordinate: intractable, recalcitrant, refractory (see UNRULY): obdurate, adamant, inexorable, *inflexible Contrasted… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
stubborn — [adj] obstinate, unyielding adamant, balky, bullheaded, cantankerous, contumacious, cussed*, determined, dogged, firm, fixed, hardheaded, headstrong, inexorable, inflexible, insubordinate, intractable, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ornery*,… … New thesaurus
stubborn — ► ADJECTIVE 1) determined not to change one s attitude or position. 2) difficult to move, remove, or cure. DERIVATIVES stubbornly adverb stubbornness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
stubborn — 01. He knew he was wrong, but he was simply too [stubborn] to admit it. 02. My boss is so [stubborn]. Once he gets an idea in his head, there s just no changing his mind. 03. The policeman [stubbornly] refused to reduce my speeding ticket to a… … Grammatical examples in English
stubborn — stubbornly, adv. stubbornness, n. /stub euhrn/, adj. 1. unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child. 2. fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute: a stubborn opponent of foreign aid. 3. obstinately maintained, as a course of … Universalium
stubborn — adjective 1) you re too stubborn to admit it Syn: obstinate, headstrong, willful, strong willed, pigheaded, obdurate, difficult, contrary, perverse, recalcitrant, inflexible, iron willed, uncompromising, unbending; informal stiff necked, bloody… … Thesaurus of popular words
