maverick

英 [ˈmævərɪk]

美 [ˈmævərɪk]

n.  持不同意见者; 独行其是者; 言行与众不同者
adj.  标新立异的

复数：mavericks　

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牛津词典

noun

• 持不同意见者；独行其是者；言行与众不同者
  a person who does not behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent, unusual opinions

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (团体中)自行其是的人，特立独行的人,标新立异的人
  If you describe someone as amaverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people.
  1. He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.
     他太特立独行，永远不可能做高官。
  2. Maverickis also an adjective.
     
  3. ...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease...
     就治疗这种疾病与医学界普遍观点相左的一群标新立异的科学家
  4. Her independence and maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.
     她的独立精神和自行其是断送了一切升迁的机会。

英英释义

noun

• an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf)
• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
  Synonym:rebel

adj

• independent in behavior or thought
  1. she led a somewhat irregular private life
  2. maverick politicians
  Synonym:irregularunorthodox

双语例句

• So! I guess I'll be Maverick and you can be Goose.
  我会唱你喜欢鹅和小牛的壮志凌云。
• But, this doesn't mean the Chinese modeling industry is maverick.
  但，这不意味中国塑造的产业是与众不同的。
• I may be a maverick, but it doesnt mean I like playing tricks.
  或许我在美国是个持不同意见者，但这并不意味着我喜欢耍把戏。
• This is a maverick mission statement, a distinctive and disruptive sense of purpose that sets you apart from your rivals.
  这是一种特立独行的使命宣言，一种与众不同、分裂性的目标感，能让你从竞争对手中脱颖而出。
• You're a maverick and you'll try anything.
  你是个爱自行其是的人，你样样事情都要尝试一下。
• The recent election for mayor of Seoul produced an upset win for a left-wing anti-establishment maverick.
  近期的首尔市长选举，一位左翼的，反正统的，如黑马般的候选人在选举中获胜，让人不安。
• However, in such circumstances, China Resources Group of the reasons for "maverick" mean?
  然而，在这种情况下，中国资源集团的“特立独行”的原因是什么意思？
• She is widely regarded as a political maverick.
  人们普遍认为她是个持不同政见者。
• The maverick approach seems to have worked pretty well for them.
  如今看来，这种特立独行的方法对他们似乎相当奏效。
• An example of a maverick web service would be a system interface that exchanges SOAP messages over HTTP.
  一个非规范Web服务的例子是在HTTP上交换SOAP消息的系统接口。