obdurate
adj. 頑固的; 執拗的; 麻木不仁的; 冷酷無情的
If you describe someone as obdurate, you think that they are being unreasonable in their refusal to change their decision or opinion.
Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
政府的一些部門可能正在作出改變,但是其他部門卻執意維護現狀。
1. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
2. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings;
A third group were obdurate and still wanted to wait and see.
第三部分人則是頑固地還要等著看.
The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart.
這個孩子的悲慘遭遇即使最冷酷的心腸也會為之動情.
The struggle shall be waged only against a few obdurate landlords after they have been isolated.
只有對個別頑固分子,才經過一番孤立工作之後,實行鬥爭的方式.
Paul Skinner an obdurate opponent of BHP's advances, had recently stood down as chairman of Rio.
保羅?斯金納剛從力拓董事長職位上退下.他之前一直反對必和必拓的追求.
He is obdurate in his convictions.
他執著於自己所堅信的事.