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unruly

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'ru:li/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

adj.

Difficult to control or discipline; wild and disorderly

难以管束的;任性的;无法无天的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
rulregular, rule, order
+
ycharacterized by
=unruly

Common Collocations

  • 1.unruly crowd闹哄哄的人群
  • 2.unruly behaviour不守规矩的举动
  • 3.unruly hair蓬乱的头发

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unruly crowd made it difficult for security to maintain order.

  • 2.

    Her unruly hair refused to stay in place no matter how much she tried.

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