tenacious
美音:
[tə´neıʃəs
]英音:
[tə´neıʃəs
]adj.顽强的
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tenacious为短语/超纲词汇
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名词:tenaciousness 副词:tenaciously
词根
tain,ten,tin=to hold,to keep(安静)
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tenacious
/tɪ'neɪʃəs; tɪ`neʃəs/
adj
1 sticking or clinging firmly together or to an object 粘牢的; 粘住的; 抓牢的; 抓紧的
*The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip. 鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住.
2 keeping a firm hold on property, principles, life, etc; resolute 紧握的; 不放松的; 坚决的
*a tenacious adversary 紧逼不放的对手
* She is tenacious in defence of her rights. 她坚决维护自己的权利.
3 (of memory) retentive; not forgetting things (指记忆力)持久的, 强的; 记性好的.
tenacious
adj
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: tenax, from tenere 'to hold']
determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult
a tenacious negotiator
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
>tenaciouslyadv
>tenacity [tɪ'næsɪti/
1. The eagle seized its prey in a tenacious grip. 鹰将捕获物紧紧抓住.
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