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refractorily

/ri-frak-tuh-ree/US // rɪˈfræk tə ri //UK // (rɪˈfræktərɪ) //

折射性地,不折不扣地,折衷地,折射性的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
    • : resisting ordinary methods of treatment.
    • : difficult to fuse, reduce, or work, as an ore or metal.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural re·frac·to·ries.

    • : a material having the ability to retain its physical shape and chemical identity when subjected to high temperatures.
    • : refractories, bricks of various shapes used in lining furnaces.

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Examples

  • Diagnosed with refractory acute myeloid leukemia at age 7, Sam was very brave but also very sick.

  • When pure and of close hard grain it is used as a refractory for lining furnaces, especially those designed for anthracite.

  • And so mother and daughter in Mr. Wilding's absence pleaded his cause with his refractory bride-elect.

  • At last one of the men mounted his horse, and set out with his lariat to lasso the refractory beast in true cow-boy style.

  • The guard-room, 8, is identified by the remains of stocks, in which the refractory were fastened for punishment or safe-keeping.

  • She understood literature and the beauties of poetry, but it was too late to cultivate her refractory memory.