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 China seems recalcitrant.
  但是中国似乎不愿从命。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。