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
- 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。 - A recalcitrant teenager; everything revolves around a refractory individual genius.
执拗的少年;万事都包含着难控制的个体天赋。 - Tissues of many mature trees remain somewhat recalcitrant in response to most standard practices.
但许多成熟树木的基本组织对大部分标准实验来说,仍然有点棘手。 - 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”。 - This paper summarizes the principles, means and affecting factors of cryopreservation of recalcitrant seeds, and affirms that cryopreservation is the best means for long-term preservation.
探讨了超低温保存的基本原理、方法和影响因素等,肯定了超低温是一种长期保存顽拗性种子的最佳手段。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。