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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

复数:recalcitrants 

GREIELTS

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.
        1. 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。
        2. 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。

      英英释义

      adj

      • marked by stubborn resistance to authority
        1. the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators
      • stubbornly resistant to authority or control
        1. a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
        2. a refractory child
        Synonym:fractiousrefractory

      双语例句

      • The leader kept the recalcitrant members of the Labour Party in line.
        这位领导使工党的反叛分子服从了命令。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • He called on the laity not to attend mass when celebrated by a recalcitrant priest.
        他号召俗众不去参加那些拒不听命的祭司为人举行的弥撒。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • 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。