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单词 intractable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•trac•ta•ble /ɪnˈtræktəbəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. not easily managed; stubborn:an intractable child.
  2. hard to treat, relieve, or cure:an intractable disease.
in•trac•ta•bil•i•ty /ɪnˌtræktəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -trac-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•trac•ta•ble  (in traktə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not easily controlled or directed;
    not docile or manageable;
    stubborn;
    obstinate:an intractable disposition.
  2. (of things) hard to shape or work with:an intractable metal.
  3. hard to treat, relieve, or cure:the intractable pain in his leg.

n. 
  1. an intractable person.
  • Latin intractābilis. See in-3, tractable
  • 1535–45
in•trac′ta•bili•ty, in•tracta•ble•ness, n. 
in•tracta•bly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perverse, headstrong, dogged, obdurate, stony, willful, froward.
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fractious, refractory, unbending, inflexible, adamant, unyielding. See unruly. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amiable.
    • 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged amenable, flexible.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
intractable /ɪnˈtræktəbəl/ adj
  1. difficult to influence or direct: an intractable disposition
  2. (of a problem, illness, etc) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure
  3. difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands

inˌtractaˈbility, inˈtractableness n inˈtractably adv
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