unable to dissuade; cannot win an argument against
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
unable to dissuade; cannot win an argument against (someone's firm opinion)
informal常用于口语，表示因对方态度坚决或固执而不得不让步。主语通常是试图说服但失败的一方。
Hái孩
zi子
men们
fēi非
yào要
kàn看
dòng动
huà画
piàn片
，
mā妈
ma妈
niù拗
bu不
guò过
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
tóng同
yì意
le了
。
The kids insisted on watching cartoons, and their mother couldn't dissuade them, so she had to agree.
Lǎo老
yé爷
zi子
pí脾
qi气
juè倔
，
shuí谁
quàn劝
dōu都
niù拗
bu不
guò过
tā他
。
The old man is stubborn; no one can win an argument against him.
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Dà大
jiā家
niù拗
bu不
guò过
tā她
de的
rè热
qíng情
yāo邀
qǐng请
，
zuì最
hòu后
dōu都
qù去
cān参
jiā加
le了
jù聚
huì会
。
No one could refuse her enthusiastic invitation, so in the end everyone went to the party.
Bà爸
ba爸
běn本
lái来
bù不
xiǎng想
mǎi买
，
dàn但
niù拗
bu不
guò过
hái孩
zi子
kū哭
nào闹
，
hái还
shì是
mǎi买
le了
xīn新
wán玩
jù具
。
Dad didn't want to buy it at first, but he couldn't stand up to the child's tantrums and bought the new toy anyway.