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单词 headstrong
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headstronghead‧strong /ˈhedstrɒŋ $ -strɒːŋ/ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a headstrong child
  • Leo's parents soon found that they were completely unable to control their headstrong son.
  • Suzie was headstrong, and sometimes thoughtless of other people's feelings.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But it all seemed very appropriate and didn't seem like a headstrong, desperate manoeuvre in any sense.
  • Eleanor, on the other hand, was said to be beautiful and lively; she was certainly headstrong and indiscreet.
  • He is surprised at how headstrong, spoiled rotten, and needful of training and discipline I have become during his absence.
  • He was energetic, headstrong, and unorthodox-and he had compelling reasons for reducing the ruinously expensive Soviet nuclear arsenal.
  • How did one stop a person like Harriet, headstrong, independent, beholden to no one?
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
if you are determined to do something, you have decided that you are definitely going to do it, and you will not let anything stop you. Determined is also used about someone’s character, when they usually behave in this way: · I was determined to be a doctor.· She’s a very determined woman.
determined not to change what you are doing, especially when other people think you are behaving in an unreasonable way. Stubborn is often used when you disapprove of someone. It is also sometimes used when you admire them: · I wish you would stop being so stubborn!· Churchill’s stubborn refusal to surrender
someone who is single-minded works very hard in order to achieve one particular thing, and thinks that everything else is much less important: · During a war, a leader must be single-minded and, if necessary, ruthless.· her single-minded pursuit of power
determined to succeed, even if a situation is difficult or frightening: · In competitive sports, it is as important to be mentally tough as it is to be physically fit.· Gorelick is known as a tough manager.
showing by your behaviour that you are determined not to change your mind, especially when you are telling someone what to do: · What this country needs is firm leadership.· You have to be firm with young children.
determined and full of energy, and not afraid to say what you think and argue with people – used especially when you admire this person. Feisty is often used about women: · In the film she plays a feisty young woman who is smarter than all the men put together.· a feisty kid with a mind of his own· the city’s feisty mayor
determined to do what you want, without listening to other people’s advice or thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people: · Her sister was headstrong and impulsive, and made a point of going out whenever and wherever she liked.
formal doing something in a very determined way because you have very strong beliefs, aims etc: · the soldiers’ resolute defence of the town
formal determined and refusing to give up: · McTaggart was seen by many in the environment movement as a tenacious hero.· his tenacious grip on power
[only before noun] dogged behaviour shows that you are very determined and that you will not give up – used especially in the following phrases: dogged determination/persistence/resistance/refusal: · The team played with dogged determination.· his dogged refusal to admit defeat· the dogged persistence of the defenders
continuing to do something, although this is difficult, or other people warn you not to do it: · If you want to get a job, you have to be persistent. Don’t give up.
always very determined to do what you want to do, even if other people think it is not a good idea to do it: · She has always been a strong-willed child.
someone who is ruthless is so determined to get what they want, that they do not care if they harm other people: · a ruthless dictator· He was ruthless in his ambition.
to be determined to do something and show other people that you are determined to do it, even if it involves harming someone: · The one-day strike proved that the union meant business.
if you are determined to do something, you have decided that you are definitely going to do it, and you will not let anything stop you. Determined is also used about someone’s character, when they usually behave in this way: · I was determined to be a doctor.· She’s a very determined woman.
determined not to change what you are doing, especially when other people think you are behaving in an unreasonable way. Stubborn is often used when you disapprove of someone. It is also sometimes used when you admire them: · I wish you would stop being so stubborn!· Churchill’s stubborn refusal to surrender
someone who is single-minded works very hard in order to achieve one particular thing, and thinks that everything else is much less important: · During a war, a leader must be single-minded and, if necessary, ruthless.· her single-minded pursuit of power
determined to succeed, even if a situation is difficult or frightening: · In competitive sports, it is as important to be mentally tough as it is to be physically fit.· Gorelick is known as a tough manager.
showing by your behaviour that you are determined not to change your mind, especially when you are telling someone what to do: · What this country needs is firm leadership.· You have to be firm with young children.
determined and full of energy, and not afraid to say what you think and argue with people – used especially when you admire this person. Feisty is often used about women: · In the film she plays a feisty young woman who is smarter than all the men put together.· a feisty kid with a mind of his own· the city’s feisty mayor
determined to do what you want, without listening to other people’s advice or thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people: · Her sister was headstrong and impulsive, and made a point of going out whenever and wherever she liked.
formal doing something in a very determined way because you have very strong beliefs, aims etc: · the soldiers’ resolute defence of the town
formal determined and refusing to give up: · McTaggart was seen by many in the environment movement as a tenacious hero.· his tenacious grip on power
[only before noun] dogged behaviour shows that you are very determined and that you will not give up – used especially in the following phrases: dogged determination/persistence/resistance/refusal: · The team played with dogged determination.· his dogged refusal to admit defeat· the dogged persistence of the defenders
continuing to do something, although this is difficult, or other people warn you not to do it: · If you want to get a job, you have to be persistent. Don’t give up.
always very determined to do what you want to do, even if other people think it is not a good idea to do it: · She has always been a strong-willed child.
someone who is ruthless is so determined to get what they want, that they do not care if they harm other people: · a ruthless dictator· He was ruthless in his ambition.
to be determined to do something and show other people that you are determined to do it, even if it involves harming someone: · The one-day strike proved that the union meant business.
refusing to change your mind, even when people think you are wrong or are being unreasonable: · Dave can be really stubborn once he’s made up his mind.· a stubborn old man
very stubborn, in way that is annoying and unreasonable: · I have never met anyone so obstinate.· his obstinate refusal to compromise
informal refusing to change your mind, even when people think that what you want to do is stupid: · I told her she was making a big mistake but she was too pig-headed to listen.· I wish you’d stop being so pig-headed!
very determined to do what you want, often without thinking about the results of your actions – used especially about young people: · As a girl, she had been lively and headstrong.· the headstrong impulsiveness of youth
British English (also willful American English) doing what you want, even after you have been told to stop, or when you know that it is wrong – used especially about children: · He was a spoiled and wilful child, who always got his own way.· She was passionate and wilful – exactly the sort of creature a man ought to avoid.
American English behaving in an unreasonable and often angry way, especially by doing the opposite of what people want you to do: · an ornery kid· Teenagers can be ornery and rude.
Longman Language Activatordetermined in a way that is annoying or silly
someone who is stubborn refuses to change their mind about something, even when people think they are wrong or are being unreasonable: · I told him it was a bad idea, but Dave's so stubborn that he just never listens.· a stubborn old man
someone who is obstinate always does what they want and refuses to change their mind, even when this is annoying and unreasonable: · How do you deal with an obstinate teenager who always says she isn't hungry?· You know I'm right really. You're just being obstinate.
informal use this about someone who refuses to change their mind when you think that what they want to do is stupid: · He really was the most pig-headed man I've ever had the misfortune to meet.· Don't be so pig-headed! You can't possibly drive home after the amount you've had to drink.
someone who is headstrong is very independent and wants to do things in the way that they want, without listening to other people's advice or thinking about the results of their actions: · Leo's parents soon found that they were completely unable to control their headstrong son.· Suzie was headstrong, and sometimes thoughtless of other people's feelings.
British /willful American someone who is wilful , especially a child or young person, deliberately behaves badly by continuing to do what they want to do, even after they have been told to stop: · Billy is a very wilful little boy who's constantly being punished for not doing as he's told.· Sometimes kids who are described as difficult or wilful just need a little extra love and attention.
if you say that someone will not listen , you mean that they refuse to accept other people's helpful advice or opinions: · I've told him again and again what I think, but he won't listen.not listen to reason: · Wait until she calms down. She's far too upset at the moment to listen to reason.
 very determined to do what you want, even when other people advise you not to do it
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