insubordinate

英 [ˌɪnsəˈbɔːdɪnət]

美 [ˌɪnsəˈbɔːrdɪnət]

adj.  不服从的; 不顺从的; 反抗的

复数：insubordinates　

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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不服从的;不顺从的;反抗的
  If you say that someone isinsubordinate, you mean that they do not obey someone of higher rank.
  1. In industry, a worker who is grossly insubordinate is threatened with discharge.
     在企业内部,拒不服从指令的工人会面临遭解雇的威胁。

英英释义

adj

• disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
  Synonym:resistantresistive
• not submissive to authority
  1. a history of insubordinate behavior
  2. insubordinate boys

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