tenacious 英 [təˈneɪʃəs]   美 [təˈneʃəs]

tenacious

tenacious  英 [təˈneɪʃəs] 美 [təˈneʃəs]

adj. 顽强的;坚韧的;固执的;紧握的;黏着力强的 

Those that do have often climbed a moral ladder. They start out with certain virtues but then develop more tenacious ones. 那些人不常常标榜道德境界,他们一开始就具有某种美德,最后发展成更坚韧的人。
They can and should call for meaningful political change and increased sanctions, but this regime is strong and tenacious. 它们可以而且应该要求有意义的政治变化和加大制裁,但这个政权是强大而顽强的。

  • Use tenacious to mean "not easily letting go or giving up," like a clingy child who has a tenacious grip on his mother's hand.
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  • adj. 顽强的;坚韧的;固执的;紧握的;黏着力强的
  • 1. Those that do have often climbed a moral ladder. They start out with certain virtues but then develop more tenacious ones.

    那些人不常常标榜道德境界,他们一开始就具有某种美德,最后发展成更坚韧的人。

  • 2. They can and should call for meaningful political change and increased sanctions, but this regime is strong and tenacious.

    它们可以而且应该要求有意义的政治变化和加大制裁,但这个政权是强大而顽强的。

  • 3. As noted in the documentation prepared for this meeting, no single technical breakthrough in any single area will be sufficient to eradicate a disease as complex and tenacious as malaria.

    正如本次会议准备的文件指出,任何单一领域内的任何单一技术突破,都不足以根除像疟疾这样复杂而顽强的疾病。

  • tenacious (adj.) c. 1600, from Latin stem of tenacity + -ous. Related: Tenaciously; tenaciousness.
ten·acious / təˈneɪʃəs ; NAmE təˈneɪʃəs / adjective ( formal) 1 that does not stop holding sth or give up sth easily; determined 紧握的;不松手的;坚持的 a tenacious grip 紧握 She's a tenacious woman. She never gives up. 她是个坚毅的人,从不放弃。 The party has kept its tenacious hold on power for more than twenty years. 这个政党已牢牢掌握大权二十多年。 2 continuing to exist, have influence, etc. for longer than you might expect 顽强的;坚忍不拔的 SYN persistent a tenacious illness 顽症 ten·acious·ly / təˈneɪʃəsli ; NAmE təˈneɪʃəsli / adverb Though seriously ill, he still clings tenaciously to life. 他虽然病情严重,但仍然顽强地活着。 ten·acity / təˈnæsəti ; NAmE təˈnæsəti / noun [uncountable ] They competed with skill and tenacity. 他们竞争靠的是技术和顽强意志。 ten·acious / təˈneɪʃəs ; NAmE təˈneɪʃəs / ten·acious·ly / təˈneɪʃəsli ; NAmE təˈneɪʃəsli / ten·acity / təˈnæsəti ; NAmE təˈnæsəti /
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