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re·frac·to·ry
/rɪˈfrækt(ə)ri/
(
a
.)不聽話的,執拗的,難治療的
From:
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re·frac·to·ry
/rɪˈfrækt(ə)rɪ/
形容詞
抗拒的,不感受的,難治的,頑固性的,耐高溫的,耐火的,耐熔的,耐火材料,耐熔物質,不應的,不顯療效的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·frac·to·ry
a.
1.
Obstinate
in
disobedience
;
contumacious
;
stubborn
;
unmanageable
;
as
,
a
refractory
child
;
a
refractory
beast
.
Raging
appetites
that
are
Most
disobedient
and
refractory
. --
Shak
.
2.
Resisting
ordinary
treatment
;
difficult
of
fusion
,
reduction
,
or
the
like
; --
said
especially
of
metals
and
the
like
,
which
do
not
readily
yield
to
heat
,
or
to
the
hammer
;
as
,
a
refractory
ore
.
Syn:
--
Perverse
;
contumacious
;
unruly
;
stubborn
;
obstinate
;
unyielding
;
ungovernable
;
unmanageable
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·frac·to·ry
,
n.
1.
A
refractory
person
.
2.
Refractoriness
. [
Obs
.]
3.
O
Pottery
)
A
piece
of
ware
covered
with
a
vaporable
flux
and
placed
in
a
kiln
,
to
communicate
a
glaze
to
the
other
articles
.
◄
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
refractory
adj
1:
resistant
to
authority
or
control
; "
as
refractory
as
a
mule
"
2:
not
responding
to
treatment
; "
a
stubborn
infection
"; "
a
refractory
case
of
acne
" [
syn
:
stubborn
]
3:
marked
by
stubborn
resistance
to
and
defiant
of
authority
or
guidance
; "
a
recalcitrant
teenager
"; "
everything
revolves
around
a
refractory
individual
genius
" [
syn
:
recalcitrant
]
4:
stubbornly
resistant
to
authority
or
control
; "
a
fractious
animal
that
would
not
submit
to
the
harness
"; "
a
refractory
child
" [
syn
:
fractious
]
n
:
lining
consisting
of
material
with
a
high
melting
point
;
used
to
line
the
inside
walls
of
a
furnace
[
syn
: {
furnace
lining
]
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