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

• 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。
• 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
• He called on the laity not to attend mass when celebrated by a recalcitrant priest.
  他号召俗众不去参加那些拒不听命的祭司为人举行的弥撒。
• 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。
• 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。
• Kublai khan prepared a great fleet and army with which to punish the recalcitrant ruler.
  忽必烈汗准备了一支庞大的舰队和陆军，来惩罚这个拒不服从的统治者。
• Membrane proteins have always been the bane of crystallographers and GPCRs were especially recalcitrant.
  膜蛋白的存在形式是使得结晶化失败的原因，而gpcrs尤其顽抗。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。