[scode type="blue"]adamant
adj.坚决的;坚定不移的[/scode]
音标:/'ædəm(ə)nt/
英英释义:
If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
例句:
①And why was the president so adamantly against this bill?
为什么总统坚决反对这份法案?
②Mr. Putin spokesman is adamant that the Kremlin is not involved.
普京的发言人坚称克里姆林宫没有涉入此案。
这个词的搭配一般为:be adamant about或者be adamant that~
《大西洋月刊》一篇题为 The last of the nice negro girls 也出现了这个表达:
[scode type="blue"]on all fours
四肢着地;趴着[/scode]
例句:
If you are on all fours, your knees, feet, and hands are on the ground.
例句:
She crawled on all fours over to the window.
她爬到窗边。
Romain Gary的小说 Promise at Dawn 也出现了这个表达: