REFRACTORY — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
refractory
Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace.
Resistant to authority or control.
Приклади
- As refractory as a mule.
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
Приклади
- A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- A refractory child.
Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance.
Приклади
- A recalcitrant teenager.
- Everything revolves around a refractory individual genius.
Not responding to treatment.
Приклади
- A stubborn infection.
- A refractory case of acne.
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