Definition of dyed-in-the-wool in English Dictionary

• 形容词 (Adjective)COMmore dyed-in-the-woolSUPmost dyed-in-the-wool+-
  1. (of textiles) Dyed before being formed into cloth.
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively) Firmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.
     1. Smith was a dyed-in-the-wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers.
     2. John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative.
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  1. 用于句中
     • Perhaps this distraction was perversely comforting for a dyed-in-the-wool antimachinist like Orr, a sense of continuity at a time of great emotional confusion.

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