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
- 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。 - 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。 - Membrane proteins have always been the bane of crystallographers and GPCRs were especially recalcitrant.
膜蛋白的存在形式是使得结晶化失败的原因，而gpcrs尤其顽抗。 - 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”。 - 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。 - Seeds can be categorized into orthodox, recalcitrant and intermediate seeds depending on their storage behaviour.
根据种子的脱水行为，可以把种子分为正常性、顽拗性和中间性种子。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - But China seems recalcitrant.
但是中国似乎不愿从命。