Parts of the administration may be changing but others have been obdurate defenders of the status quo.
政府的一些部門可能正在作出改變，但是其他部門卻執(zhí)意維護(hù)現(xiàn)狀。
The president remains obdurate on the question of cutting taxes.
總統(tǒng)在削減稅收這個(gè)問題上依然頑固不化。
Not giving way to pressure or persuasion; obdurate.
固執(zhí)的不屈服于壓力的或不聽從勸告的；固執(zhí)的。
He remained obdurate, refusing to alter his decision.
他依然固執(zhí)己見，拒不改變決定。
He remained obdurate in his refusal to sign.
他仍然執(zhí)拗地不肯簽字。