refuse to correct after repeated admonition
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
refuse to mend one's ways after repeated admonition; be incorrigible
formalDescribes a person who stubbornly refuses to correct their mistakes or bad behavior despite being taught or warned many times. Often has a negative, condemnatory tone.
Tā他
tōu偷
qiè窃
chéng成
xìng性
，
lǚ屡
jiào教
bù不
gǎi改
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
sòng送
jìn进
le了
shào少
guǎn管
suǒ所
。
He was a habitual thief, incorrigible despite repeated admonitions, and was finally sent to a juvenile detention center.
Zhè这
míng名
xué学
shēng生
shàng上
kè课
zǒng总
shì是
dǎo捣
luàn乱
，
lǎo老
shī师
duō多
cì次
pī批
píng评
，
tā他
hái还
shì是
lǚ屡
jiào教
bù不
gǎi改
。
This student always causes trouble in class; despite the teacher's repeated criticisms, he still refuses to correct his behavior.
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Duì对
yú于
zhè这
zhǒng种
lǚ屡
jiào教
bù不
gǎi改
de的
wéi违
zhāng章
jià驾
shǐ驶
xíng行
wéi为
，
bì必
xū须
yī依
fǎ法
yán严
chéng惩
。
For this kind of traffic violation where the offender refuses to learn from repeated warnings, severe punishment according to the law is necessary.