Definition of bloody-minded in English:

bloody-minded

adjective

British informal

Deliberately uncooperative.
〈英，非正式〉故意作对的，顽梗的
a bloody-minded landlord
his father had been so bloody-minded
Example sentencesExamples
- The more people try to stop me, the more I want to do it, just to be bloody-minded.
- The show is bloody-minded, bizarre and one-off original.
- Discipline a key factor in this, and all the more important because other teams were clearly going to struggle for tries against such a bloody-minded defence.
- But almost two hours, the drizzle isn't letting up, the cold is starting to bite, and a handful of bloody-minded sheep are refusing to respect the newly erected electric fence.
- It's so relaxing to be in a world where things go as you want them to - real life today is so very bloody-minded.
- And all of them could be bloody-minded and contrary, helping you one minute but ignoring you the next.
- That here is an athlete of such power, skill and bloody-minded determination that victory is accepted quietly, as if expected, and defeat like a plague on his house.
- Meanwhile, he wages a low-level campaign of civil disobedience in the tax office where he works, destroying evidence of fraud - more, it seems, out of bloody-minded laziness than idealism.
- The real credit to the team was not just the sheer bloody-minded defence, but the fact it was achieved by so many second-string players in a squad short of depth.
- People of this sign have real difficulty fitting into the established order and have a bloody-minded will of their own.
- What the amateur sheep-owner discovers is that lambs are bloody-minded, perverse, suicidal, self-destructive, and infuriating.
- Nothing is more guaranteed to put off prospective teachers and to undermine the government's efforts to boost the profession than the annual Easter spectacle of bloody-minded, unrepresentative hooligans.
- In the name of customer care, modern companies now set up an obstacle course only the most determined, bloody-minded and technically-blessed customer will get through.
- It was only a bloody-minded determination by the media to wrong-foot the Prince that gave this humorous aside even the appearance of controversy.
- The prime minister would, it is said, have taken the plunge had it not been for the bloody-minded insistence of his chancellor in sticking to the Treasury's five tests.
- It's a good team up in York and it would be pretty bloody-minded for the new tenant not to give them a good chance.
- I can't say what effects it had, because I didn't end up taking the stuff - in the end I'm too independent and bloody-minded to to want to have my thoughts and moods governed or ameliorated by a drug.
- Proud, reactionary, occasionally intimidating, fiercely independent, bloody-minded perhaps, but not sanguine.
- Impatient, stupid and bloody-minded drivers like this should be made to walk everywhere, so that we smaller fish can cross the road at designated crossings without being in fear of our lives.
- Every commercial breakthrough or rich, melodic offering has given way to a more bloody-minded - or just bloody - follow-up.
Synonyms
uncooperative, unreasonable, contrary, unhelpful, awkward, obstructive, truculent, recalcitrant, unaccommodating, unyielding, inflexible, uncompromising, unbending, refractory, disobliging, obstinate, stubborn, perverse, not giving an inch
difficult, exasperating, trying
Scottish thrawn
informal pig-headed, cussed
British informal bolshie, stroppy
North American informal balky

Derivatives

bloody-mindedly

adverb

British

informal

This makes her a true action woman, who is bloody-mindedly independent - she sent her daughter away to live with her father in Japan when she was only seven.
Example sentencesExamples
- Again, Self seems to acknowledge the error in judgment, then bloody-mindedly write it - and us - to death.
- So bloody-mindedly obtuse and directionless it makes you want to top yourself… but then maybe that was the point.
- They don't thrive at school, and they bloody-mindedly disrupt the learning environment in school classrooms.
- A sharp Sun-Uranus opposition makes her bloody-mindedly independent, bright, witty and wild, with a mind of her own and an originality that has yet to develop fully.

bloody-mindedness

noun ˌblʌdɪˈmʌɪndɪdnəs

British

informal

The channels of communication have broken down through intransigence, sheer bloody-mindedness and despair.
Example sentencesExamples
- Britain in the early 1940s, dark, grimy, tired after years of a war visited on the population night after night, living on hope and prayer and the sheer bloody-mindedness of a people determined never to surrender.
- In fact, bloody-mindedness is the most important weapon in a marathon runner's arsenal.
- The choices we made - there's a lot of bloody-mindedness and shooting ourselves in the foot, but I think just the fact that we'll keep going, we'll see how far this can go, and not try and be like a proper band would be.
- Single-mindedness and determination are admired but shade into bloody-mindedness and obstinacy.

Definition of bloody-minded in US English:

bloody-minded

adjectiveˌblədi ˈmaɪndɪdˌblədē ˈmīndid

British informal

Deliberately uncooperative.
〈英，非正式〉故意作对的，顽梗的
a bloody-minded landlord
his father had been so bloody-minded
Example sentencesExamples
- People of this sign have real difficulty fitting into the established order and have a bloody-minded will of their own.
- But almost two hours, the drizzle isn't letting up, the cold is starting to bite, and a handful of bloody-minded sheep are refusing to respect the newly erected electric fence.
- Every commercial breakthrough or rich, melodic offering has given way to a more bloody-minded - or just bloody - follow-up.
- It was only a bloody-minded determination by the media to wrong-foot the Prince that gave this humorous aside even the appearance of controversy.
- The more people try to stop me, the more I want to do it, just to be bloody-minded.
- I can't say what effects it had, because I didn't end up taking the stuff - in the end I'm too independent and bloody-minded to to want to have my thoughts and moods governed or ameliorated by a drug.
- Proud, reactionary, occasionally intimidating, fiercely independent, bloody-minded perhaps, but not sanguine.
- What the amateur sheep-owner discovers is that lambs are bloody-minded, perverse, suicidal, self-destructive, and infuriating.
- The real credit to the team was not just the sheer bloody-minded defence, but the fact it was achieved by so many second-string players in a squad short of depth.
- Nothing is more guaranteed to put off prospective teachers and to undermine the government's efforts to boost the profession than the annual Easter spectacle of bloody-minded, unrepresentative hooligans.
- Impatient, stupid and bloody-minded drivers like this should be made to walk everywhere, so that we smaller fish can cross the road at designated crossings without being in fear of our lives.
- Meanwhile, he wages a low-level campaign of civil disobedience in the tax office where he works, destroying evidence of fraud - more, it seems, out of bloody-minded laziness than idealism.
- That here is an athlete of such power, skill and bloody-minded determination that victory is accepted quietly, as if expected, and defeat like a plague on his house.
- The prime minister would, it is said, have taken the plunge had it not been for the bloody-minded insistence of his chancellor in sticking to the Treasury's five tests.
- Discipline a key factor in this, and all the more important because other teams were clearly going to struggle for tries against such a bloody-minded defence.
- The show is bloody-minded, bizarre and one-off original.
- In the name of customer care, modern companies now set up an obstacle course only the most determined, bloody-minded and technically-blessed customer will get through.
- And all of them could be bloody-minded and contrary, helping you one minute but ignoring you the next.
- It's so relaxing to be in a world where things go as you want them to - real life today is so very bloody-minded.
- It's a good team up in York and it would be pretty bloody-minded for the new tenant not to give them a good chance.
Synonyms
uncooperative, unreasonable, contrary, unhelpful, awkward, obstructive, truculent, recalcitrant, unaccommodating, unyielding, inflexible, uncompromising, unbending, refractory, disobliging, obstinate, stubborn, perverse, not giving an inch

词汇	bloody-minded
释义	Definition of bloody-minded in English: bloody-minded adjective British informal Deliberately uncooperative. 〈英，非正式〉故意作对的，顽梗的 a bloody-minded landlord his father had been so bloody-minded Example sentencesExamples The more people try to stop me, the more I want to do it, just to be bloody-minded. The show is bloody-minded, bizarre and one-off original. Discipline a key factor in this, and all the more important because other teams were clearly going to struggle for tries against such a bloody-minded defence. But almost two hours, the drizzle isn't letting up, the cold is starting to bite, and a handful of bloody-minded sheep are refusing to respect the newly erected electric fence. It's so relaxing to be in a world where things go as you want them to - real life today is so very bloody-minded. And all of them could be bloody-minded and contrary, helping you one minute but ignoring you the next. That here is an athlete of such power, skill and bloody-minded determination that victory is accepted quietly, as if expected, and defeat like a plague on his house. Meanwhile, he wages a low-level campaign of civil disobedience in the tax office where he works, destroying evidence of fraud - more, it seems, out of bloody-minded laziness than idealism. The real credit to the team was not just the sheer bloody-minded defence, but the fact it was achieved by so many second-string players in a squad short of depth. People of this sign have real difficulty fitting into the established order and have a bloody-minded will of their own. What the amateur sheep-owner discovers is that lambs are bloody-minded, perverse, suicidal, self-destructive, and infuriating. Nothing is more guaranteed to put off prospective teachers and to undermine the government's efforts to boost the profession than the annual Easter spectacle of bloody-minded, unrepresentative hooligans. In the name of customer care, modern companies now set up an obstacle course only the most determined, bloody-minded and technically-blessed customer will get through. It was only a bloody-minded determination by the media to wrong-foot the Prince that gave this humorous aside even the appearance of controversy. The prime minister would, it is said, have taken the plunge had it not been for the bloody-minded insistence of his chancellor in sticking to the Treasury's five tests. It's a good team up in York and it would be pretty bloody-minded for the new tenant not to give them a good chance. I can't say what effects it had, because I didn't end up taking the stuff - in the end I'm too independent and bloody-minded to to want to have my thoughts and moods governed or ameliorated by a drug. Proud, reactionary, occasionally intimidating, fiercely independent, bloody-minded perhaps, but not sanguine. Impatient, stupid and bloody-minded drivers like this should be made to walk everywhere, so that we smaller fish can cross the road at designated crossings without being in fear of our lives. Every commercial breakthrough or rich, melodic offering has given way to a more bloody-minded - or just bloody - follow-up. Synonyms uncooperative, unreasonable, contrary, unhelpful, awkward, obstructive, truculent, recalcitrant, unaccommodating, unyielding, inflexible, uncompromising, unbending, refractory, disobliging, obstinate, stubborn, perverse, not giving an inch difficult, exasperating, trying Scottish thrawn informal pig-headed, cussed British informal bolshie, stroppy North American informal balky Derivatives bloody-mindedly adverb British informal This makes her a true action woman, who is bloody-mindedly independent - she sent her daughter away to live with her father in Japan when she was only seven. Example sentencesExamples Again, Self seems to acknowledge the error in judgment, then bloody-mindedly write it - and us - to death. So bloody-mindedly obtuse and directionless it makes you want to top yourself… but then maybe that was the point. They don't thrive at school, and they bloody-mindedly disrupt the learning environment in school classrooms. A sharp Sun-Uranus opposition makes her bloody-mindedly independent, bright, witty and wild, with a mind of her own and an originality that has yet to develop fully. bloody-mindedness noun ˌblʌdɪˈmʌɪndɪdnəs British informal The channels of communication have broken down through intransigence, sheer bloody-mindedness and despair. Example sentencesExamples Britain in the early 1940s, dark, grimy, tired after years of a war visited on the population night after night, living on hope and prayer and the sheer bloody-mindedness of a people determined never to surrender. In fact, bloody-mindedness is the most important weapon in a marathon runner's arsenal. The choices we made - there's a lot of bloody-mindedness and shooting ourselves in the foot, but I think just the fact that we'll keep going, we'll see how far this can go, and not try and be like a proper band would be. Single-mindedness and determination are admired but shade into bloody-mindedness and obstinacy. Definition of bloody-minded in US English: bloody-minded adjectiveˌblədi ˈmaɪndɪdˌblədē ˈmīndid British informal Deliberately uncooperative. 〈英，非正式〉故意作对的，顽梗的 a bloody-minded landlord his father had been so bloody-minded Example sentencesExamples People of this sign have real difficulty fitting into the established order and have a bloody-minded will of their own. But almost two hours, the drizzle isn't letting up, the cold is starting to bite, and a handful of bloody-minded sheep are refusing to respect the newly erected electric fence. Every commercial breakthrough or rich, melodic offering has given way to a more bloody-minded - or just bloody - follow-up. It was only a bloody-minded determination by the media to wrong-foot the Prince that gave this humorous aside even the appearance of controversy. The more people try to stop me, the more I want to do it, just to be bloody-minded. I can't say what effects it had, because I didn't end up taking the stuff - in the end I'm too independent and bloody-minded to to want to have my thoughts and moods governed or ameliorated by a drug. Proud, reactionary, occasionally intimidating, fiercely independent, bloody-minded perhaps, but not sanguine. What the amateur sheep-owner discovers is that lambs are bloody-minded, perverse, suicidal, self-destructive, and infuriating. The real credit to the team was not just the sheer bloody-minded defence, but the fact it was achieved by so many second-string players in a squad short of depth. Nothing is more guaranteed to put off prospective teachers and to undermine the government's efforts to boost the profession than the annual Easter spectacle of bloody-minded, unrepresentative hooligans. Impatient, stupid and bloody-minded drivers like this should be made to walk everywhere, so that we smaller fish can cross the road at designated crossings without being in fear of our lives. Meanwhile, he wages a low-level campaign of civil disobedience in the tax office where he works, destroying evidence of fraud - more, it seems, out of bloody-minded laziness than idealism. That here is an athlete of such power, skill and bloody-minded determination that victory is accepted quietly, as if expected, and defeat like a plague on his house. The prime minister would, it is said, have taken the plunge had it not been for the bloody-minded insistence of his chancellor in sticking to the Treasury's five tests. Discipline a key factor in this, and all the more important because other teams were clearly going to struggle for tries against such a bloody-minded defence. The show is bloody-minded, bizarre and one-off original. In the name of customer care, modern companies now set up an obstacle course only the most determined, bloody-minded and technically-blessed customer will get through. And all of them could be bloody-minded and contrary, helping you one minute but ignoring you the next. It's so relaxing to be in a world where things go as you want them to - real life today is so very bloody-minded. It's a good team up in York and it would be pretty bloody-minded for the new tenant not to give them a good chance. Synonyms uncooperative, unreasonable, contrary, unhelpful, awkward, obstructive, truculent, recalcitrant, unaccommodating, unyielding, inflexible, uncompromising, unbending, refractory, disobliging, obstinate, stubborn, perverse, not giving an inch
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