Definition of unbending in English:

unbending

adjectiveʌnˈbɛndɪŋˌənˈbɛndɪŋ

Reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible.
（行为，态度）拘谨的；严厉的
he was so unbending and uncompromising
his output is prodigious and springs from the unbending control he exercises over every aspect of his life
Example sentencesExamples
- In the meantime, few could see any hope of reconciliation or resolution, at least not while the unbending figure of Maxim remains alive and at the head of the church.
- Barrow, like Queeg, thinks that he can have his way and cut a singular figure as a commander by being unbending and demanding absolute adherence to the rules.
- How to explain this unbending sense of rectitude?
- One of these unbending attitudes is related to language.
- But he's clearly a man of principle and unbending honesty - who, at times, can be cruelly insensitive, as when he tells a man he has casually examined that he has a tumour.
- Times change and Skye's economy now relies on the seven-days-a - week business of tourism but further out at sea, on the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis to which Smith withdrew, the unbending religion he epitomises has held on.
- Those are the words of her husband - and they provide a tantalizing glimpse into the private life of a man whose public demeanor was that of an unbending, ruthless soldier.
- Patnaik was an unbending man with firm convictions.
- If Beijing sticks to its unbending attitude on the textbook issue, Japan and China will never be able to resolve the dispute.
- How do people develop such a ghastly attitude, such an unbending devotion to rules?
- Such an unbending position was his ‘obligation’ to the public.
- John Paul II will rightly be praised for his unbending opposition to communism and his support for Lech Walesa.
- So you find that when they join a religion like Islam they have an unbending view.
- The Thai Monarch is probably best known, universally, for his unbending resolve to improve the lives of each and every one of his people.
- The unbending Presbyterian Scots, refusing to set foot in a pub, retaliated by building the stern little post office that still stands on the opposite corner.
- A highly publicised investigation of Hollywood in 1947 resulted in prison sentences for a group of unbending witnesses, writers and filmmakers who came to be known as the ‘Hollywood Ten’.
- I love shuffle and I have a fairly unbending rule that I don't look at the display and I don't fast forward.
- One example given was of a Dutchman seeking consensus but all the Dutchmen I know are are a blunt, individualistic and unbending lot - a world away from the Japanese.
- Pyongyang's unbending attitude only makes it even more difficult to resolve the dispute through peaceful means.
- For his admirers that clear vision was reflected in his unbending refusal to consider ‘a betrayal of the great principle for which we have been fighting for the last 30 or 40 years.’
Synonyms
aloof, formal, stiff, reserved, remote, distant, forbidding, stand-offish, strait-laced, conventional, stuffy, cool, unfeeling, unemotional, unfriendly, austere
informal uptight
uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding, unfaltering, unwavering, hard-line, tough, harsh, strict, stern, severe, firm, resolute, determined, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, intransigent, immovable

Derivatives

unbendingly

adverb

He looked around at their unbendingly stern faces.
Example sentencesExamples
- Not even the unbendingly tolerant Swedes would put up with the primeministerial girlfriend being taken on state visits.
- He reacted against it as an institution with an unbendingly dogmatic definition of itself.
- Sheikh Hilal was unbendingly proud of his nomadic way of life.
- The Japanese malaise is self-inflicted; guided by spurious notions and doctrines Japanese politicians unbendingly and doggedly pursue baneful policies.

unbendingness

noun

The high head and the stiff neck were the physical types of an unbendingness which most men craved.
Example sentencesExamples
- But I would venture that unbendingness is back in vogue.
- In any case they are admirable in their unbendingness.
- In their rigidity and unbendingness they probably wear back braces to improve their posture.
- Yet most people agree that Churchill's unbendingness saved the lives of millions of people.

Definition of unbending in US English:

unbending

adjectiveˌənˈbendiNGˌənˈbɛndɪŋ

Strict and austere in one's behavior or attitudes.
they were unbending in their demands
his unbending iron will
Example sentencesExamples
- Such an unbending position was his ‘obligation’ to the public.
- For his admirers that clear vision was reflected in his unbending refusal to consider ‘a betrayal of the great principle for which we have been fighting for the last 30 or 40 years.’
- In the meantime, few could see any hope of reconciliation or resolution, at least not while the unbending figure of Maxim remains alive and at the head of the church.
- If Beijing sticks to its unbending attitude on the textbook issue, Japan and China will never be able to resolve the dispute.
- But he's clearly a man of principle and unbending honesty - who, at times, can be cruelly insensitive, as when he tells a man he has casually examined that he has a tumour.
- How to explain this unbending sense of rectitude?
- Times change and Skye's economy now relies on the seven-days-a - week business of tourism but further out at sea, on the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis to which Smith withdrew, the unbending religion he epitomises has held on.
- Barrow, like Queeg, thinks that he can have his way and cut a singular figure as a commander by being unbending and demanding absolute adherence to the rules.
- So you find that when they join a religion like Islam they have an unbending view.
- One of these unbending attitudes is related to language.
- Pyongyang's unbending attitude only makes it even more difficult to resolve the dispute through peaceful means.
- The Thai Monarch is probably best known, universally, for his unbending resolve to improve the lives of each and every one of his people.
- How do people develop such a ghastly attitude, such an unbending devotion to rules?
- A highly publicised investigation of Hollywood in 1947 resulted in prison sentences for a group of unbending witnesses, writers and filmmakers who came to be known as the ‘Hollywood Ten’.
- I love shuffle and I have a fairly unbending rule that I don't look at the display and I don't fast forward.
- Those are the words of her husband - and they provide a tantalizing glimpse into the private life of a man whose public demeanor was that of an unbending, ruthless soldier.
- One example given was of a Dutchman seeking consensus but all the Dutchmen I know are are a blunt, individualistic and unbending lot - a world away from the Japanese.
- John Paul II will rightly be praised for his unbending opposition to communism and his support for Lech Walesa.
- The unbending Presbyterian Scots, refusing to set foot in a pub, retaliated by building the stern little post office that still stands on the opposite corner.
- Patnaik was an unbending man with firm convictions.
Synonyms
aloof, formal, stiff, reserved, remote, distant, forbidding, stand-offish, strait-laced, conventional, stuffy, cool, unfeeling, unemotional, unfriendly, austere
uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding, unfaltering, unwavering, hard-line, tough, harsh, strict, stern, severe, firm, resolute, determined, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, intransigent, immovable

词汇	unbending
释义	Definition of unbending in English: unbending adjectiveʌnˈbɛndɪŋˌənˈbɛndɪŋ Reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes; austere and inflexible. （行为，态度）拘谨的；严厉的 he was so unbending and uncompromising his output is prodigious and springs from the unbending control he exercises over every aspect of his life Example sentencesExamples In the meantime, few could see any hope of reconciliation or resolution, at least not while the unbending figure of Maxim remains alive and at the head of the church. Barrow, like Queeg, thinks that he can have his way and cut a singular figure as a commander by being unbending and demanding absolute adherence to the rules. How to explain this unbending sense of rectitude? One of these unbending attitudes is related to language. But he's clearly a man of principle and unbending honesty - who, at times, can be cruelly insensitive, as when he tells a man he has casually examined that he has a tumour. Times change and Skye's economy now relies on the seven-days-a - week business of tourism but further out at sea, on the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis to which Smith withdrew, the unbending religion he epitomises has held on. Those are the words of her husband - and they provide a tantalizing glimpse into the private life of a man whose public demeanor was that of an unbending, ruthless soldier. Patnaik was an unbending man with firm convictions. If Beijing sticks to its unbending attitude on the textbook issue, Japan and China will never be able to resolve the dispute. How do people develop such a ghastly attitude, such an unbending devotion to rules? Such an unbending position was his ‘obligation’ to the public. John Paul II will rightly be praised for his unbending opposition to communism and his support for Lech Walesa. So you find that when they join a religion like Islam they have an unbending view. The Thai Monarch is probably best known, universally, for his unbending resolve to improve the lives of each and every one of his people. The unbending Presbyterian Scots, refusing to set foot in a pub, retaliated by building the stern little post office that still stands on the opposite corner. A highly publicised investigation of Hollywood in 1947 resulted in prison sentences for a group of unbending witnesses, writers and filmmakers who came to be known as the ‘Hollywood Ten’. I love shuffle and I have a fairly unbending rule that I don't look at the display and I don't fast forward. One example given was of a Dutchman seeking consensus but all the Dutchmen I know are are a blunt, individualistic and unbending lot - a world away from the Japanese. Pyongyang's unbending attitude only makes it even more difficult to resolve the dispute through peaceful means. For his admirers that clear vision was reflected in his unbending refusal to consider ‘a betrayal of the great principle for which we have been fighting for the last 30 or 40 years.’ Synonyms aloof, formal, stiff, reserved, remote, distant, forbidding, stand-offish, strait-laced, conventional, stuffy, cool, unfeeling, unemotional, unfriendly, austere informal uptight uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding, unfaltering, unwavering, hard-line, tough, harsh, strict, stern, severe, firm, resolute, determined, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, intransigent, immovable Derivatives unbendingly adverb He looked around at their unbendingly stern faces. Example sentencesExamples Not even the unbendingly tolerant Swedes would put up with the primeministerial girlfriend being taken on state visits. He reacted against it as an institution with an unbendingly dogmatic definition of itself. Sheikh Hilal was unbendingly proud of his nomadic way of life. The Japanese malaise is self-inflicted; guided by spurious notions and doctrines Japanese politicians unbendingly and doggedly pursue baneful policies. unbendingness noun The high head and the stiff neck were the physical types of an unbendingness which most men craved. Example sentencesExamples But I would venture that unbendingness is back in vogue. In any case they are admirable in their unbendingness. In their rigidity and unbendingness they probably wear back braces to improve their posture. Yet most people agree that Churchill's unbendingness saved the lives of millions of people. Definition of unbending in US English: unbending adjectiveˌənˈbendiNGˌənˈbɛndɪŋ Strict and austere in one's behavior or attitudes. they were unbending in their demands his unbending iron will Example sentencesExamples Such an unbending position was his ‘obligation’ to the public. For his admirers that clear vision was reflected in his unbending refusal to consider ‘a betrayal of the great principle for which we have been fighting for the last 30 or 40 years.’ In the meantime, few could see any hope of reconciliation or resolution, at least not while the unbending figure of Maxim remains alive and at the head of the church. If Beijing sticks to its unbending attitude on the textbook issue, Japan and China will never be able to resolve the dispute. But he's clearly a man of principle and unbending honesty - who, at times, can be cruelly insensitive, as when he tells a man he has casually examined that he has a tumour. How to explain this unbending sense of rectitude? Times change and Skye's economy now relies on the seven-days-a - week business of tourism but further out at sea, on the Outer Hebridean island of Lewis to which Smith withdrew, the unbending religion he epitomises has held on. Barrow, like Queeg, thinks that he can have his way and cut a singular figure as a commander by being unbending and demanding absolute adherence to the rules. So you find that when they join a religion like Islam they have an unbending view. One of these unbending attitudes is related to language. Pyongyang's unbending attitude only makes it even more difficult to resolve the dispute through peaceful means. The Thai Monarch is probably best known, universally, for his unbending resolve to improve the lives of each and every one of his people. How do people develop such a ghastly attitude, such an unbending devotion to rules? A highly publicised investigation of Hollywood in 1947 resulted in prison sentences for a group of unbending witnesses, writers and filmmakers who came to be known as the ‘Hollywood Ten’. I love shuffle and I have a fairly unbending rule that I don't look at the display and I don't fast forward. Those are the words of her husband - and they provide a tantalizing glimpse into the private life of a man whose public demeanor was that of an unbending, ruthless soldier. One example given was of a Dutchman seeking consensus but all the Dutchmen I know are are a blunt, individualistic and unbending lot - a world away from the Japanese. John Paul II will rightly be praised for his unbending opposition to communism and his support for Lech Walesa. The unbending Presbyterian Scots, refusing to set foot in a pub, retaliated by building the stern little post office that still stands on the opposite corner. Patnaik was an unbending man with firm convictions. Synonyms aloof, formal, stiff, reserved, remote, distant, forbidding, stand-offish, strait-laced, conventional, stuffy, cool, unfeeling, unemotional, unfriendly, austere uncompromising, inflexible, unyielding, unfaltering, unwavering, hard-line, tough, harsh, strict, stern, severe, firm, resolute, determined, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, intransigent, immovable
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