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
- Tissues of many mature trees remain somewhat recalcitrant in response to most standard practices.
但许多成熟树木的基本组织对大部分标准实验来说,仍然有点棘手。 - 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。 - Observers hope that a personal briefing by League representatives about the bloodshed will sway the recalcitrant Security Council members.
观察机构希望阿盟代表们亲自对于叙利亚目前血腥现状的陈述可以最终说服倔强的安理会成员国。 - Relationship between browning and soluble sugar of recalcitrant seeds of chestnut in front of and behind maturation
顽拗性板栗种子成熟前后褐变与可溶性糖的关系 - Questions about norms and spectra are likely to be recalcitrant.
有关范数和谱的问题多半是难解的。 - Results: Various studies have shown that BMP holds promise in the management of delayed unions and recalcitrant non-unions.
结果:不同的研究已经显示BMP在处理延迟愈合和顽固性不连接方面提出了可能。 - MacGregor's insistence on this point is understandable, as culture is increasingly seen, in world affairs, as a component of soft power, able to be used to shift recalcitrant hearts and minds.
可以理解麦克格瑞格在这一点上的坚持。因为在全球事务当中,文化正越来越被视为是软实力的组成部份,它可以用来改变对抗者的心灵与思维。 - Recalcitrant backbenchers hamstrung the prime minister's attempt to railroad the bill through the commons.
不屈不挠的后座议员们挫败了首相操纵下议院匆忙通过这个法案的企图。 - Seeds can be categorized into orthodox, recalcitrant and intermediate seeds depending on their storage behaviour.
根据种子的脱水行为,可以把种子分为正常性、顽拗性和中间性种子。 - But for snivelling children and recalcitrant carnivores the fleeting thought that you might not have to was nice while it lasted.
但是对于哭哭啼啼的小孩和顽固的肉食主义者,改变他们的想法让它一瞬即逝好了。