| 单词 | strong-willed |
| 释义 | strong-willed (once / 17963 pages) adj Someone strong-willed doesn’t give up easily. A strong-willed person is determined. Your will is your desire or drive to do something, so a strong-willed person is someone with a powerful will. This can be positive or negative. A child who insists on going to the zoo in the rain is strong-willed in a stubborn way. Someone with deep beliefs is strong-willed in a better way. A hero — or anyone who shows courage — is strong-willed. You have to be strong-willed to stand up for what you believe in during difficult situations. WORD FAMILYstrong-willed USAGE EXAMPLESShe is an educated, smart, talented and strong-willed woman who decided to remain at home with our children. New York Times(Jul 30, 2015) The widower was a "strong-willed" man who lived on his own until earlier this year, when he went into a care home. BBC(Nov 30, 2016) In death as in life, the two strong-willed surgeons, both larger than life, both quintessentially Houston, must be mentioned together. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) adj having a determined will Syn strong-minded obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield |
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