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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - But China seems recalcitrant.
但是中国似乎不愿从命。 - 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。 - 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”。 - 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。