| 英语单词 | wayward |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['weɪwəd] 美 ['weɪwərd] |
| 中文释义 | adj.任性的;倔强的;刚愎的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) His wayward youth continued into middle age. (2) Wayward students are always getting into trouble. (3) Nick has always been a wayward and naughty boy. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他任性的青年时代一直延续到中年。 (2) 任性的学生老是惹麻烦。 (3) 尼克一直是个倔强淘气的男孩。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Someone wayward is a little stubborn and independent — they're determined to find their own way and are not easily controlled. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Being wayward can mean a few things, but they all have something to do with doing your own thing — often, going against what others want you to do. A rebellious student is wayward. A son who ignores his parent's advice is wayward. A politician who goes against everyone else in his political party is wayward. Wayward folks like to go their own way — and they often take the unexpected path. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]任性的;不易管教的;难以捉摸的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as wayward, you mean that they behave in a selfish, bad, or unpredictable way, and are difficult to control. [usu ADJ n]
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