maverick

英 [ˈmævərɪk]

美 [ˈmævərɪk]

n.  持不同意见者; 独行其是者; 言行与众不同者
adj.  标新立异的

复数：mavericks　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15150 / COCA.12248

牛津词典

noun

• 持不同意见者；独行其是者；言行与众不同者
  a person who does not behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent, unusual opinions

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (团体中)自行其是的人，特立独行的人,标新立异的人
  If you describe someone as amaverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people.
  1. He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.
     他太特立独行，永远不可能做高官。
  2. Maverickis also an adjective.
     
  3. ...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease...
     就治疗这种疾病与医学界普遍观点相左的一群标新立异的科学家
  4. Her independence and maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.
     她的独立精神和自行其是断送了一切升迁的机会。

英英释义

noun

• an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf)
• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
  Synonym:rebel

adj

• independent in behavior or thought
  1. she led a somewhat irregular private life
  2. maverick politicians
  Synonym:irregularunorthodox

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