unruly
adjective /ʌnˈruːli/
/ʌnˈruːli/
- difficult to control or manage
难以控制（或管理）的；难以驾驭的 - 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.
有人抱怨她的不守规矩的行为。
Collocations DictionaryUnruly is used with these nouns:- child
- curl
- hair
- …
词源late Middle English: from un- ‘not’ + archaic ruly ‘easy to discipline or order’ (from rule). - an unruly class