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

• 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。
• She has always been a wayward indivial!
  她一直是一个任性的人。
• Subatomic particles can be wayward.
  亚原子粒子可能是任性的。
• 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。
• In a wayward mood, he ran away from home.
  他任性地离家出走了。
• 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。
• They will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words.
  他们将随时向你从奸，从任性的妻子与她的诱人字眼。
• More than ever he had the air of a teacher taking pains with a wayward but promising child.
  他比刚才更加像一个教师在想尽办法对付一个误入歧途但很有培养前途的孩子。
• Like I'm some wayward child.
  好像我是个任性的孩子。