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Unyielding Hard Things People Change Word Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词

英语单词 unyielding
英美音标 英 [ʌn'jiːldɪŋ] 美 [ʌn'jiːldɪŋ]
中文释义 adj.不屈的;坚强的;坚固的
动词unyield的现在分词.
英语例句 (1) He stood unyielding and unafraid against the enemy.
(2) The unyielding man fiercely pierced the shield in the field.
(3) Something gripped him in an unyielding hold.
(4) The mattress was hard and unyielding.
中文例句 (1) 他面对敌人,英勇无畏。
(2) 那个不屈的人凶猛地刺穿田野里的盾牌。
(3) 有什么东西死死地把他缠住不放。
(4) 这床垫很硬,没有弹性。
vocabulary简明 When things are unyielding, they won't stop, won't give, or won't bend. That includes stubborn, unyielding personalities and stiff, unyielding mattresses.
vocabulary扩展 You know people who never change their minds, even when they're wrong? You could say they're unyielding. This word refers to people who refuse to budge and never give up. Sometimes that’s a good thing, and sometimes it's just plain annoying. Physical things can be unyielding if they're hard or impossible to stop. A hurricane or tornado is unyielding, and so is a speeding train. When you see the word unyielding, think "Can't or won't be stopped."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]百折不回的;不屈不挠的;坚定不移的 You describe someone as unyielding when they have very strong, fixed ideas about something and are unlikely to change their mind.
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • The authorities proved unyielding on one crucial opposition demand...

    面对反对党这一重大诉求,当局立场坚定。

  • His unyielding attitude on this subject was that since he had done it, so could everyone.

    在这件事上他态度很坚决:既然他做到了,别人也能做到。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坚固的;坚硬的 If a barrier or surface is unyielding, it is very solid or hard.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • ...the troopers, who had to build roads through those unyielding mountains...

    必须打穿这些硬石山来筑路的装甲兵

  • He sat on the edge of an unyielding armchair, a cup of tea in his hand.

    他坐在一张坚固的扶手椅的椅边上,手里端着一杯茶。

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