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

• 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。
• She has always been a wayward indivial!
  她一直是一个任性的人。
• 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。
• In a wayward mood the boy ran away from home.
  在诡谲多变的心情下，那男孩离家出走了。
• 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。
• 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 might be wayward thoughts that impinge on your consciousness, and no longer serve you.
  这可能是一些侵害你意识的顽固情绪，但不会再支配你。
• So that, when my mother died, and I was left the responsibility of a damaged sister and a wayward brother, I returned to my village in anger and bitterness.
  因此，母亲去世后，我要负责照顾一个残疾的妹妹和一个任性的弟弟，我满怀怨恨和痛苦地返回村庄。
• 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。
• About picking up, wayward hitchhikers.
  关于让一个任性的旅行者搭便车。