unruly

adjective
🔊/ʌnˈruːli/
🔊/ʌnˈruːli/
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  1. difficult to control or manage难以控制(或管理)的;难以驾驭的 synonym disorderly
    • an unruly class难管教的班级
    • unruly behaviour无法无天的行为
    • unruly hair (= difficult to keep looking neat)难梳理的头发
    • He struggled hard to control his unruly emotions.他极力控制着自己那难以驾驭的情感。
    • The police were attacked by an unruly mob.警察受到无法无天的暴民的袭击。
    • There have been complaints about her unruly behaviour.有人抱怨她行为不检点。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnruly is used with these nouns:
    • child
    • curl
    • hair
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from un- ‘not’ + archaic ruly ‘easy to discipline or order’ (from rule).