Word · Frequency #13824
unruly
不受控制的；不守规矩的；喧闹的
wild and uncontrolled; noisy and undisciplined
- 1.
Wild; uncontrolled.
任性的；不受控制的；难驾驭的。
- 2.
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
喧闹且缺乏约束或纪律的
- 3.
unwilling to submit to authority
不愿服从权威的
- 4.
of persons
指人
不服从权威的；难管教的；任性的；不受控制的；难驾驭的。；喧闹且缺乏约束或纪律的；不愿服从权威的；指人
In use
The substitute teacher found the unruly class impossible to quiet down.
Her unruly hair curled in every direction despite all the gel she used.
The shelter asked us to walk the unruly dog only after the other dogs had left the yard.
an unruly class
unruly teenagers
the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly
unruly + noun (person or group)
The teacher struggled to control the unruly students.
老师努力控制那些难管的学生。
Connections
Collocations
- unruly hair
- 难打理的头发
- She tied her unruly hair back with a scarf.她用一条围巾把难打理的头发扎了起来。
- unruly crowd
- 难以控制的人群
- The police were called in to control the unruly crowd.警察被召来控制难以控制的人群。
- unruly behavior
- 不守规矩的行为
- The teacher complained about the students' unruly behavior.老师抱怨学生们不守规矩的行为。
- unruly child
- 任性的孩子
- An unruly child can be exhausting for a new parent.任性的孩子会让新父母精疲力竭。
- unruly mob
- 骚乱的人群
- The unruly mob began throwing stones at the windows.骚乱的人群开始往窗户扔石头。
- unruly students
Learner notes
Memory Tip
unruly 拆成 un + rule + y：不遵守 rule（规则）的，自然就“难控制的、任性的”。想象一个不听规则的人，就是 unruly。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：school discipline、public protest、crowd control 该词是比较正式的词，多用于书面或正式场合，常描述人或群体不守纪律、难以控制；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
比较级形式为 unrulier
Pronunciation & Spelling
Truly, duly, newly, and coolly rhyme with unruly (they share the same /uːli/ ending sound). Curly and surly look similar (ending in -rly) but are pronounced /ˈkɜːrli/ and /ˈsɜːrli/, so they do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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