refractory

英 [rɪˈfræktəri]

美 [rɪˈfræktəri]

adj.  难以驾驭的; 行为乖戾的; 难以诊治的; 难以治愈的
n.  倔强的人; 耐火物质

复数：refractories　

GRE医学

BNC.26419 / COCA.25642

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以驾驭的；行为乖戾的
  difficult to control; behaving badly
• 难以诊治的；难以治愈的
  difficult to treat or cure

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不服管束的；难以控制的
  Refractorypeople are difficult to deal with or control, for example because they are unwilling to obey orders.
  1. ...refractory priests who refused to side with the king.
     拒绝支持国王的桀骜不驯的牧师

英英释义

noun

• lining consisting of material with a high melting point
  Synonym:furnace lining

adj

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  1. a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
  2. a refractory child
  Synonym:fractiousrecalcitrant
• temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli
  1. the refractory period of a muscle fiber
• not responding to treatment
  1. a stubborn infection
  2. a refractory case of acne
  3. stubborn rust stains
  Synonym:stubborn

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