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

• The wayward boy soon spurned the shelter of his roof, and sought associates more congenial to his taste.
  那个刚愎的男孩子不久就拒绝了他的庇护，寻找和他兴趣相投的同伴去了。
• She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
  她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。
• Subatomic particles can be wayward.
  亚原子粒子可能是任性的。
• My pupil was a lively child, who had been spoilt indulged, and therefore was sometimes wayward.
  我的学生是个活泼的孩子，娇生惯养，所以有时候任性。
• And find obi-wan's wayward planet we will.
  我们就会找到欧比旺的不听话的星球。
• 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。
• She has always been a wayward indivial!
  她一直是一个任性的人。
• Like I'm some wayward child.
  好像我是个任性的孩子。
• 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。
• Rescuers are trying to hurl the last of a group of wayward dolphins back out to sea.
  营救人员试图将最后一些任性的海豚投掷回海里。