| 单词 | unruly |
| 释义 | unruly (once / 2169 pages) adj Unruly means lacking in restraint or not submitting to authority. Spitballs, shouting kids, a shouting teacher––these are all signs of an unruly classroom. Often, one unruly student is all it takes. It's easy to see how un- "not" and ruly "rule" create a word that is all about not following rules. An unruly person refuses to obey authority, while an unruly piece of hair might refuse to stay inside a clip. WORD FAMILYunruly: unrulier, unruliest, unruliness+/ruly: unruly USAGE EXAMPLESLoud, inappropriate and unruly behavior is not tolerated in our luxury resorts.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “Great Ambition unchecked by principle . . . is an unruly Tyrant.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) “He’s behaving like somewhat of an unruly, petulant child,” she said. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj unable to be governed or controlled the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly Syn indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable difficult, unmanageable hard to control 2adj unwilling to submit to authority unruly teenagers Syn disobedient insubordinate not submissive to authority 3adj noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline an unruly class Syn boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious disorderly undisciplined and unruly |
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