maverick

英 [ˈmævərɪk]

美 [ˈmævərɪk]

n.  持不同意见者; 独行其是者; 言行与众不同者
adj.  标新立异的

复数：mavericks　

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牛津词典

noun

• 持不同意见者；独行其是者；言行与众不同者
  a person who does not behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent, unusual opinions

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (团体中)自行其是的人，特立独行的人,标新立异的人
  If you describe someone as amaverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people.
  1. He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.
     他太特立独行，永远不可能做高官。
  2. Maverickis also an adjective.
     
  3. ...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease...
     就治疗这种疾病与医学界普遍观点相左的一群标新立异的科学家
  4. Her independence and maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.
     她的独立精神和自行其是断送了一切升迁的机会。

英英释义

noun

• an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf)
• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
  Synonym:rebel

adj

• independent in behavior or thought
  1. she led a somewhat irregular private life
  2. maverick politicians
  Synonym:irregularunorthodox

双语例句

• I may be a maverick, but it doesnt mean I like playing tricks.
  或许我在美国是个持不同意见者，但这并不意味着我喜欢耍把戏。
• Maverick, unlawful human action rules the markets, unexpected and unimaginable monstrous events shape the markets.
  标新立异、不合法规的人类行为支配着市场，出乎意料且难以想象的骇人事件则塑造了市场。
• He had been considered a maverick for years due to his insistence on studying the forbidden arts of necromancy.
  多年以来，克尔苏加德一直被认为是一个异类，因为他坚持研究被禁止的通灵术。
• That's not the point. I'm the one who's the maverick.
  我不是指他，我才是那个离群的人。
• He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.
  他太特立独行，永远不可能做高官。
• Second, on corporate responsibility he took a characteristically maverick stance.
  其次，在公司责任方面，他采取了一种特立独行的姿态。
• The recent election for mayor of Seoul produced an upset win for a left-wing anti-establishment maverick.
  近期的首尔市长选举，一位左翼的，反正统的，如黑马般的候选人在选举中获胜，让人不安。
• So! I guess I'll be Maverick and you can be Goose.
  我会唱你喜欢鹅和小牛的壮志凌云。
• They have maverick, cutting edge approaches& and don't just listen to customers, they lead them.
  他们采取的方法颇为先进，但又不落俗套&他们不仅倾听消费者的心声，而且主动引导客户需求。
• However, in such circumstances, China Resources Group of the reasons for "maverick" mean?
  然而，在这种情况下，中国资源集团的“特立独行”的原因是什么意思？