stiff-necked
顽固的,顽固,坚韧不拔的,坚韧不拔
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- : having a stiff neck; having torticollis.
- : haughty and obstinate; refractory.
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Examples
Ney said McDonnell needs to “keep a stiff lip” and stay in close contact with family members.
He's so white he's almost mock-white, and so are his jerky, long-necked, mechanical-man movements.
Her pallid young face, brow sweating with fear and pain, yet resolute and stiff with sorrow, makes you want to cry.
She wore a sea-green, V-necked frock with a modest hint of cleavage.
FDR wanted to project easy grace rather than stiff formality—especially when communicating complicated matters.
But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
MacRae's heels clicked together and his right hand went up in the stiff military salute.
I kept a stiff backbone for a while, but presently a futile rage against circumstances bubbled up and boiled over.
He braced himself unconsciously, and after Zeal's next words did not relax his body, although his lips turned white and stiff.
If he had cut her, he would have shown less contempt than in that stiff raising of the hat.