wayward

美 [ˈweɪwərd]英 [ˈweɪwəd]
  • adj.任性的;倔强的;难以控制的

派生词: waywardness n.

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adj.

formal难以控制的;任性的;倔强的
difficult to control

a wayward child

任性的孩子

wayward emotions

反复无常的情绪

headstrong

wayward

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    ADJ-GRADED 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.

    ...wayward children with a history of severe emotional problems.

    出现过严重情绪问题的任性的孩子

  • ...the curiosity, caprice and waywardness of children.

    孩子的好奇、善变和任性

adj

1
resistant to guidance or discipline
Mary Mary quite contrary
an obstinate child with a violent temper
a perverse mood
wayward behavior
Synonym: contrary obstinate perverse

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  1. Good sense and duty counseled her to control her wayward spirit .

    优秀的情感和责任劝告她控制住自己任性的情绪。

  2. 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。

  3. What better way is there to quickly troubleshoot an application or wayward process ?

    快速排除应用程序或难以捉摸的进程的问题的更好办法是什么?

  4. 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。

  5. In a wayward mood , he ran away from home .

    他任性地离家出走了。

  6. The sometimes wayward Bush reached a turning point in his personal and professional life .

    时常有些任性的布什在个人生活和事业上迎来了一个转折点。

  7. Three wayward Pac-Men , and three pointy brackets are actually present .

    其实只有三个在外沿的吃豆人和三个尖角括号而已。

  8. perhaps we 'll just turn it into a home for wayward boys .

    也许能把他变成小混混们的家

  9. That wayward child is very hard to teach .

    那个任性的孩子很难教。

  10. I also teaches us restraint and tolerance , two effective means of preventing wayward killing and destruction .

    亦教导吾人自制与容忍自制与容忍乃防止任意杀戮和破坏的两条有效途径。

  11. Like I 'm some wayward child .

    好像我是个任性的孩子。

  12. A : The wayward girl is a great trouble to her parents . B : Absoultely .

    那叛逆的女孩让双亲非常头痛。.

  13. A universal tale of wayward adolescence is woven into complex context .

    这是一个讲述叛逆的青春期的普遍故事,被放在错综复杂的背景之中。

  14. They can keep constant tabs on wayward employees .

    他们能持续注视恣意员工。

  15. Ideally a web of multilateral institutions and laws would impose order and hold wayward countries in line .

    理想主义的观念认为,一个多元化的组织网络和法律可以带来秩序,让那些不驯服的国家服从。

  16. A : The wayward girl is a great trouble to her parents . B : Absolutely .

    那叛逆的女孩让她父母非常头痛。

  17. Good caddies do more than carry clubs and track down wayward balls .

    好的球童能做不仅仅是背球杆和追踪打出去的球。

  18. To the growing crowd of China bears , that means doubling up on an already wayward bet .

    对越来越多看跌中国的人士来说,这意味着对一个本来就悬乎的押注增加一倍赌注。

  19. In taming wayward athletes , sports officials can generally rely on the help of the media .

    在驯服任性的运动员方面,体育官员通常能够依靠媒体的帮助。

  20. For a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well .

    妓女是深坑,外女是窄阱。

  21. Is multitudinous small miracle , I 'm afraid to miss wayward away multitudinous .

    是沵小奇迹,收起任性只怕错过沵。

  22. 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。

  23. So have you come to berate me again for my wayward ways ?

    又要来指责我刚愎自用吗

  24. 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。

  25. But beyond questions about legality there is a bigger worry about the wayward behaviour of the financial sector .

    然而,且不谈合法不合法的问题,人们更担心的是金融业的任意妄为。

  26. No longer because wayward bow and would not , no longer because stubborn and light speech to break up .

    不再因为任性而不肯低头,不再因为固执而轻言分手。

  27. If you come across a wayward chunk of moon , don 't try to cash in on it .

    如果你遇到一大块形状不规则的月球岩石,不要企图拿它卖钱。

  28. Rescuers are trying to hurl the last of a group of wayward dolphins back out to sea .

    营救人员试图将最后一些任性的海豚投掷回海里。

  29. 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。

  30. But sometimes he is very wayward , for example , when we have dinner , he always makes his parents angry .

    但有时,他很任性,例如,当我们有晚餐,他总是使他的父母愤怒。