obduracy

基本解释

For some, including Russia and China thus far, the only answer to Iran’s obduracy is more talks.
迄今为止，包括俄罗斯和中国在内的一些国家希望用更多的谈判回应伊朗的顽固态度。
But it does rather knock on the head the idea that the conflict in the Middle East persists solely because of Israeli obduracy and America's failure to lean on Israel hard enough.
但它的确推翻了这么一种观点：即中东冲突长期难以解决的唯一原因，是以色列的顽固作派和美国没有向以色列施加足够的压力。
In particular, he should tell the Israeli people why Mr Netanyahu’s obduracy on settlements, while reaping short-term popularity, in the long run threatens Israel’s very existence.
尤其是要让以色列人明白尽管内塔尼亚胡在定居问题上的冷酷无情有博取声望的短期效果，可是从长远来看，必将威胁到以色列的生存。

Yet Mr Blix is clear about the main reason why military preparations eventually outpaced fraught diplomacy—Iraq's own obduracy.
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The Democrats' top brass blame the party's failings on Republican obduracy and trickery.
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He has, lament many in Brussels, shown the same obduracy ever since.
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If you accuse someone of obduracy, you think their refusal to change their decision or opinion is unreasonable.