obstreperous
发音
英 [əbˈstrepərəs]
美 [ɑbˈstrɛpərəs, əb-]
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- adj.
- 喧嚣的，喧闹的
- 不服约束的
单词词源
obstreperous 喧闹的，任性的
ob-,相对，对着的，-strep,打鼾声，发出噪音，拟声词。引申词义对吵的，吵闹的，后用于指任性的，难以管驭的。
双语例句
- 1. From one perspective , it is hard to see why finland is being so obstreperous .
- 从某方面来看，很难明白芬兰如此任意妄为的原因。
- 2. Building on dry land is difficult too : suitable sites are rare , and britain 's planning system hands obstreperous local residents a lot of power .
- 陆地建设也是很困难的一件事情：合适的地方很少，英国的计划管理体系为吵闹不休的当地居民提供了大量的供电。
- 3. If the obstreperous greeks recently got a softening of their bail-out terms ( in essence a partial debt write-off ) to avert the threat of " grexit " from the euro , surely the irish deserve help to secure their exit from the bail-out and return to markets on schedule at the end of the year .
- 如果为了避免希腊退出欧元区的威胁，不服管教的希腊人最近争取到了更宽松的救助条件（事实上就是注销部分债务），毫无疑问也要帮助爱尔兰脱离接受救助国之列，并按计划在年底重回市场。
- 4. The one-time leader is also enjoying his elevation to the house of lords , completing his long odyssey from obstreperous enfant terrible to affable statesman .
- 这位前任领导人还被提升至上议院，他一路走来，经历了从不服约束的问题儿童到后来的平易近人的政治家的人生路程。