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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Observers hope that a personal briefing by League representatives about the bloodshed will sway the recalcitrant Security Council members.
  观察机构希望阿盟代表们亲自对于叙利亚目前血腥现状的陈述可以最终说服倔强的安理会成员国。
• 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。
• But China seems recalcitrant.
  但是中国似乎不愿从命。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。