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pigheaded

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pig·head·ed /ˌpɪɡˈhedɪd◂/ adjective  DETERMINEDdetermined to do things the way you want and refusing to change your mind, even when there are good reasons to do so 顽固的,固执的 SYN stubborn Never have I met a woman so obstinate, so pigheaded! 我从来没有碰到过如此执拗、如此顽固的女人!pigheadedness noun [uncountable] It was just sheer pigheadedness on his part. 他纯粹是顽固不化。
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pigheadedThe consulate official was being pigheaded about giving us our visas.How could she honestly make this pigheaded man see sense?
pig·head·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable
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pigheaded
pigheaded /ˌpɪɡˈhedəd◂, ˌpɪɡˈhedɪd◂/ adjective
determined to do things the way you want and refusing to change your mind, even when there are good reasons to do so
   SYN  stubborn:
    Never have I met a woman so obstinate, so pigheaded!
—pigheadedness noun [uncountable]:
    It was just sheer pigheadedness on his part.