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

• She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
  她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。
• By now the critics had evidently made their peace with Gould's wayward readings of Beethoven.
  在这里，评论家很显然对古尔德在贝多芬作品上任性的诠释保持了友好的态度。
• In a wayward mood, he ran away from home.
  他任性地离家出走了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She has always been a wayward indivial!
  她一直是一个任性的人。
• Didio also discussed Batman's sidekick Robin, the role of which is currently taken by Bruce Wayne's wayward son Damian.
  Didio还讨论了蝙蝠侠的密友罗宾的角色，这是目前被布鲁斯·韦恩的任性的儿子光盘。
• In this latest dramatization the novel's wayward heroine is played by Sara huws.
  在这最近改编的舞台剧中，小说中任性的女主角由萨拉修斯扮演。