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

• 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。
• But China seems recalcitrant.
  但是中国似乎不愿从命。
• 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。
• 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。
• FOR snivelling children and recalcitrant carnivores, requests that they should eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day have mostly fallen on deaf ears.
  对爱哭鼻子的孩童以及固执的食肉者来说，要求他们每天食用五份水果或蔬菜总是会变成耳边风的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Relationship between browning and soluble sugar of recalcitrant seeds of chestnut in front of and behind maturation
  顽拗性板栗种子成熟前后褐变与可溶性糖的关系
• 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。
• 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。