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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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 - 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。 - A.Enzymes transform complex, recalcitrant aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons that are not easily biodegradable to simple fatty acids, thereby accelerating biological cleanup.
酶能转化复杂的,难降解的芳烃和直链烃类化合物,并不是轻易地将它们生物降解为为简单的脂肪酸,而是加速生物清除的过程。 - 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。 - For recalcitrant Republicans, taxes must not be raised.
而在誓死反抗的美国共和党人看来,提税也是不容为之的。 - 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。 - 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。 - FOR snivelling children and recalcitrant carnivores, requests that they should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day have mostly fallen on deaf ears.
对爱哭鼻子的孩童以及固执的食肉者来说,要求他们每天食用五份水果或蔬菜总是会变成耳边风的。