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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。
不受控制的；不守规矩的；喧闹的
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不受控制的；不守规矩的；喧闹的
wild and uncontrolled; noisy and undisciplined
The teacher struggled to control the unruly students.
老师努力控制那些难管的学生。
任性的；不受控制的；难驾驭的。
Wild; uncontrolled.
喧闹且缺乏约束或纪律的
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
不愿服从权威的
unwilling to submit to authority
指人
of persons
The substitute teacher found the unruly class impossible to quiet down.
代课老师发现这个不守纪律的班级根本无法安静下来。
AI contextual example
Her unruly hair curled in every direction despite all the gel she used.
尽管用了很多发胶，她那头不听管束的头发还是向四面八方卷翘。
AI contextual example
The shelter asked us to walk the unruly dog only after the other dogs had left the yard.
收容所要求我们等其他的狗都离开院子后再遛这只不听话的狗。
AI contextual example
an unruly class
一个难以管教的班级
WordNet
The teacher struggled to control the unruly students.
老师努力控制那些难管的学生。
The company has strict rules against unruly behavior.
公司对不守规矩的行为有严格规定。
The crowd became unruly after the match.
比赛结束后人群变得难以控制。
Not this
The children unruly.
Use this
The children are unruly.
unruly是形容词，不能单独作谓语，必须与系动词连用。
Not this
He behaves unruly.
Use this
He behaves in an unruly manner.
形容词不能修饰动词，应用副词短语或改为系表结构。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
难管束的学生
The substitute teacher struggled with the unruly students.
代课老师很难管束这些难管的学生。
惟独舌头没有人能制伏，是不止息的恶物，满了害死人的毒气。
From the Bible, James 3:8 (King James Version), a famous verse often quoted to warn about the power of speech, comparing the tongue to something untamable and dangerous.
出自《圣经·雅各书》3:8（钦定版），是常被引用的经文，用来警示言辞的力量，把舌头比作无法制伏、充满毒气的恶物。
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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。
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。
比较级形式为 unrulier
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.