tenacious

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtenaciouste‧na‧cious /təˈneɪʃəs/ adjective 1 DETERMINEDdetermined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult a tenacious negotiator► see thesaurus at determined2 tenacious beliefs, ideas etc continue to have a lot of influence for a long time a tenacious religious tradition that is still practised in Shinto temples —tenaciously adverb —tenacity /təˈnæsəti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpustenacious• The approach is as persistent and tenacious as it is conventional and unimaginative.• Lung cancer is one of the more aggressive and tenacious forms of cancer.• He further obliterates his own identity behind a pair of mirrored sunglasses, whose glassy surface deflects even the most tenacious gaze.• Even she was surprised at Gedge's tenacious loyalty to her ideology when she called at a local shop with him.• Then it came to the attention of Edward Hooper, an unusually tenacious man.• They were saved only by their tenacious solidarity.• As she pulled out the last tenacious staple, a cassette tape fell out into her lap.• As a reporter, David was tougher and more tenacious than the other three.• Anyone who has tried to remove a hermit crab from its shell will know how tenacious these creatures can be.Origin tenacious (1600-1700) Latin tenax, from tenere “to hold”

单词	tenacious
释义	tenacious From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtenaciouste‧na‧cious /təˈneɪʃəs/ adjective 1 DETERMINEDdetermined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult a tenacious negotiator► see thesaurus at determined2 tenacious beliefs, ideas etc continue to have a lot of influence for a long time a tenacious religious tradition that is still practised in Shinto temples —tenaciously adverb —tenacity /təˈnæsəti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpustenacious• The approach is as persistent and tenacious as it is conventional and unimaginative.• Lung cancer is one of the more aggressive and tenacious forms of cancer.• He further obliterates his own identity behind a pair of mirrored sunglasses, whose glassy surface deflects even the most tenacious gaze.• Even she was surprised at Gedge's tenacious loyalty to her ideology when she called at a local shop with him.• Then it came to the attention of Edward Hooper, an unusually tenacious man.• They were saved only by their tenacious solidarity.• As she pulled out the last tenacious staple, a cassette tape fell out into her lap.• As a reporter, David was tougher and more tenacious than the other three.• Anyone who has tried to remove a hermit crab from its shell will know how tenacious these creatures can be.Origin tenacious (1600-1700) Latin tenax, from tenere “to hold”
随便看	Tony Tony Tony Tony Award too too ... for somebody to do something too ... for something/somebody too ... to do something too bad too clever etc by half too clever etc for your own good too clever/rich/good etc by half too close for comfort too close for comfort too close/near for comfort too complicated etc for words too dreadful etc to contemplate too dreadful/horrifying etc to contemplate too for too for to do too good etc by half too good for too good to be to last too good to be true last too good to be true/to last