unruly

• 形容某人或某事物难以控制或管理，常表现为混乱或具有破坏性。

Describes someone or something that is difficult to control or manage, often in a disorderly or disruptive way.

1. Disorderly and undisciplinedB2formal

   Noisy, lacking restraint or discipline; difficult to control.

   难以管束的

   • The unruly crowd refused to disperse.
   • The teacher struggled to manage the unruly classroom.
   • Unruly behavior at the event led to several warnings.

   同义词chaoticdisorderlydisruptiveobstreperousrefractoryrowdyturbulentuncontrollableundisciplinedunmanageablewaywardwild

   反义词compliantdisciplineddocilemanageableobedientorderlysubmissivetractable

2. Rebellious or defiantB2formal

   Unwilling to submit to authority or follow rules.

   不听话的

   • The unruly teenager constantly argued with his parents.
   • Unruly employees often disrupt the workplace environment.
   • The dictator faced an unruly opposition movement.

   同义词defiantdisobedientinsubordinateintractablemutinousrebelliousrecalcitrantrefractoryungovernablewayward

   反义词compliantdocileobedientsubmissivetractable

3. Difficult to manage (of persons)B2formal

   Describing a person who is stubborn, willful, or hard to control.

   不听话的

   • He was an unruly child who never listened to instructions.
   • The unruly patient refused to take his medication.
   • Her unruly nature made teamwork challenging.

   同义词disobedientheadstrongintractableobstinaterecalcitrantrefractoryuncontrollableunmanageablewayward

   反义词amenablecompliantdocilemanageableobedientsubmissivetractable