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unbending 音标拼音: [,ʌnb'ɛndɪŋ] a. 不曲的,坚决的,不屈的,冷漠的,松驰的,随意的
n. 不拘束,随意 不曲的,坚决的,不屈的,冷漠的,松驰的,随意的不拘束,随意 unbending adj 1: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [synonym: {inflexible}, {rigid}, {unbending}] Unbend \Un*bend"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent} ([u^]n*b[e^]nt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbending}.] [1st pref. un- bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. [1913 Webster] You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Naut.) (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope. [1913 Webster] Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things. [1913 Webster] Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons. [1913 Webster] 3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths. [1913 Webster] 4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.] [1913 Webster] It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. --Rowe. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 127 Moby Thesaurus words for "unbending": adamant, adamantine, aloof, arrowlike, cast-iron, constant, dead straight, direct, distant, dour, even, firm, fixed, flat, flinty, fundamentalist, grim, hard, hard-core, hidebound, horizontal, immovable, immutable, implacable, impliable, in a line, inductile, inelastic, inexorable, inextensible, inextensile, inextensional, inflexible, insociable, intractable, intractile, intransigent, iron, ironbound, ironclad, ironhanded, irreconcilable, irresilient, level, lineal, linear, loyal, muscle-bound, nonelastic, nonstretchable, obdurate, obstinate, offish, orthodox, procrustean, purist, puristic, puritan, puritanic, rectilineal, rectilinear, relentless, reserved, right, rigid, rigorist, rigoristic, rigorous, rock-ribbed, rockbound, ruler-straight, set, settled, single-minded, smooth, sot, standoffish, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stern, stiff, straight, straight-cut, straight-front, straight-side, straightlaced, straitlaced, streamlined, stubborn, true, unaffected, unalterable, unapproachable, unbent, unbowed, unbroken, unchangeable, uncommunicative, uncompromising, uncurved, undeflectable, undeflected, undeviating, undistorted, unextendible, unextensible, unflappable, unflexible, ungiving, uninterrupted, unlimber, unmalleable, unmoved, unpliable, unpliant, unrelenting, unshaken, unswayable, unswerving, untractable, unturned, unyielding, upright, vertical, withdrawn
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