recalcitrant
英 [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt]
美 [rɪˈkælsɪtrənt]
adj. 不守规章的; 不服从指挥的; 桀骜不驯的; 难以控制的
BNC.14128 / COCA.17985
牛津词典
adj.
- 不守规章的；不服从指挥的；桀骜不驯的；难以控制的
unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不服从命令的；顽抗的
If you describe someone or something asrecalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with.- The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities...
危险在于抗命不遵的地方当局将拒绝履行他们的职责。 - He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life.
即使是最难摆弄的发动机他都有本事搞定。
- The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities...
英英释义
adj
- marked by stubborn resistance to authority
- the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control
- a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- a refractory child
双语例句
- The donkey was of a recalcitrant temperament and had to be pulled around wherever it went.
驴子脾性难驯，无论去何处都得牵着它。 - In this article, the developmental characteristics of recalcitrant seeds and its sensitivity to desiccation are summarized.
本文综述了顽拗性种子的生理行为，分类及与生态因子的关系。 - I recall becoming similarly frustrated myself and jettisoning the recalcitrant dough in favor of English muffin halves when first trying to make pizza.
我记得自己第一次尝试做披萨时也曾这样沮丧过――最后我放弃了顽固的面团，做成了英式松饼的样子。 - Oaks are very recalcitrant.
橡树是很难对付的。 - We can turn around the most recalcitrant of them.
我们就能改变他们中大部分的顽固分子。 - In a few recalcitrant places, capital punishment is holding steady or picking up.
在少数几个顽固不化的地方，死刑数和以往持平或有所增加。 - I was recalcitrant in private, because I am playful but proud too.
我之所以没有私下向你道歉，是因为我没把这当回事，而且还很自负。 - The danger is that recalcitrant local authorities will reject their responsibilities
危险在于抗命不遵的地方当局将拒绝履行他们的职责。 - Kublai khan prepared a great fleet and army with which to punish the recalcitrant ruler.
忽必烈汗准备了一支庞大的舰队和陆军，来惩罚这个拒不服从的统治者。 - He had a knack for coaxing even the most recalcitrant engine to life.
即使是最难摆弄的发动机他都有本事搞定。