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

• At least his wife Karin knew how to deal with the wayward device: with a hammer.
  起码他的妻子凯琳（karin）知道如何对付这个不听话的东西：一锤砸碎。
• 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。
• She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
  她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。
• 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。
• When Dan died, the wayward boys he had befriended were among the chief mourners.
  丹死时，他曾与之为友的顽童们都在主要悼丧者之列。
• About picking up, wayward hitchhikers.
  关于让一个任性的旅行者搭便车。
• 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。
• Like I'm some wayward child.
  好像我是个任性的孩子。
• 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。
• She has always been a wayward indivial!
  她一直是一个任性的人。