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。
• 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。
• We think some of the more recalcitrant or less reactive oil components are still there in the water.
  “我们认为深水中仍然有一些顽强的或者较不活泼的石油组分”。
• Oaks are very recalcitrant.
  橡树是很难对付的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Its more recalcitrant neighbour India, also aspiring to great power status, should take note.
  同样有志成为全球强国的印度，对此应该注意。