wayward

英 [ˈweɪwəd]

美 [ˈweɪwərd]

adj.  难以控制的; 任性的; 倔强的

TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.13952 / COCA.14211

牛津词典

adj.

• 难以控制的；任性的；倔强的
  difficult to control
  1. a wayward child
     任性的孩子
  2. wayward emotions
     反复无常的情绪

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 任性的;不易管教的;难以捉摸的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour aswayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control.
  1. ...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems.
     出现过严重情绪问题的任性的孩子

英英释义

adj

• resistant to guidance or discipline
  1. Mary Mary quite contrary
  2. an obstinate child with a violent temper
  3. a perverse mood
  4. wayward behavior
  Synonym:contraryobstinateperverse

双语例句

• So that, when my mother died, and I was left the responsibility of a damaged sister and a wayward brother, I returned to my village in anger and bitterness.
  因此，母亲去世后，我要负责照顾一个残疾的妹妹和一个任性的弟弟，我满怀怨恨和痛苦地返回村庄。
• Although no system is foolproof, this product still increases the odds of finding a wayward pet.
  当然没有万能的系统，不过这个产品毕竟可以增加找到任性的宠物的几率。
• But sometimes he is very wayward, for example, when we have dinner, he always makes his parents angry.
  但有时，他很任性，例如，当我们有晚餐，他总是使他的父母愤怒。
• Man, therefore, is a curious, dreamy, humorous and wayward creature.
  人类是一种好奇的、梦想的、幽默的、任性的动物。
• Mary Mary quite contrary; an obstinate child with a violent temper; a perverse mood; wayward behavior.
  玛丽玛丽十分叛逆；脾气暴烈的不听话的的孩子；乖张的情绪；任性的行为。
• At least his wife Karin knew how to deal with the wayward device: with a hammer.
  起码他的妻子凯琳（karin）知道如何对付这个不听话的东西：一锤砸碎。
• She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
  她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。
• By now the critics had evidently made their peace with Gould's wayward readings of Beethoven.
  在这里，评论家很显然对古尔德在贝多芬作品上任性的诠释保持了友好的态度。
• When Dan died, the wayward boys he had befriended were among the chief mourners.
  丹死时，他曾与之为友的顽童们都在主要悼丧者之列。
• They might be wayward thoughts that impinge on your consciousness, and no longer serve you.
  这可能是一些侵害你意识的顽固情绪，但不会再支配你。