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词汇 insubordinate
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Definition of insubordinate in English:

insubordinate

adjective ˌɪnsəˈbɔːdɪnətˌɪnsəˈbɔrd(ə)nət
  • Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

    不服从的,不顺从的;违抗命令的

    an insubordinate attitude

    不顺从的态度。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • If given a direction by the administration, we will not be insubordinate.
    • It would seem that even highly staffed and secure environments have been unable to deal with her insubordinate, aggressive and threatening behaviour.
    • And, although the situation never reached these extremes at my school, the principal had to deal with an allegedly insubordinate teacher, as well as an entire crew of juniors who believed that the principal hated them.
    • He had been identified by his chain of command as insubordinate and troublesome over the last few days and had been told he was going to be in the stay behind party when this unit moves forward.
    • She occasionally is insubordinate and is always insouciant.
    • During the seven weeks he served at the fort, Fetterman grew increasingly insubordinate and desperate to prove his superiority in battle.
    • The issue is, was he insubordinate to his chain of command?
    • He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family - squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.
    • Some physicians may have limited patience with staff members they view as insubordinate or who do not understand their routine.
    • What shook me most, however, was the look in the men's faces, disgruntled and insubordinate looks.
    • In other species, including honeybees, loyal workers assist the queen by eating the eggs of insubordinate workers who attempted to spawn.
    • Lorenzo is furious with Launcelot and his insubordinate trickery.
    • Always excitable and often insubordinate, he required the strictest discipline.
    • It is deplorable and very dangerous for the civic group to openly incite young soldiers who live on their orders to be insubordinate to the words of their superiors.
    • It is feared that soldiers will become insubordinate and uncontrollable to an irredeemable extent.
    • And it's an enemy because it is insubordinate and hostile to God.
    • But, you see, your being insubordinate to me… I say now that some kind of measures must be taken.
    • But many of today's internet billionaires started out as insubordinate slackers, similar to the high school students who crowded Beijing's internet bars and - allegedly - neglected their schoolwork.
    • Vandalism is a cowardly and insubordinate act.
    • I supposed the racket was about an insubordinate magpie or a treed cat.
    Synonyms
    disobedient, unruly, wayward, errant, badly behaved, disorderly, undisciplined, delinquent, troublesome, rebellious, defiant, mutinous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, non-compliant, wilful, unbiddable, intractable, ungovernable, unmanageable, uncontrollable, obstreperous, awkward, difficult, perverse, contrary
    naughty, mischievous, impish, roguish, rascally
    British informal bolshie
    archaic or Law contumacious

Derivatives

  • insubordinately

  • adverb
    • Her actions, or rather, inaction, in failing to act insubordinately by questioning the department's policy did not, in my opinion, raise a potential issue of serious professional misconduct.

Definition of insubordinate in US English:

insubordinate

adjectiveˌɪnsəˈbɔrd(ə)nətˌinsəˈbôrd(ə)nət
  • Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders.

    不服从的,不顺从的;违抗命令的

    an insubordinate attitude

    不顺从的态度。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I supposed the racket was about an insubordinate magpie or a treed cat.
    • Lorenzo is furious with Launcelot and his insubordinate trickery.
    • It would seem that even highly staffed and secure environments have been unable to deal with her insubordinate, aggressive and threatening behaviour.
    • He had been identified by his chain of command as insubordinate and troublesome over the last few days and had been told he was going to be in the stay behind party when this unit moves forward.
    • The issue is, was he insubordinate to his chain of command?
    • But many of today's internet billionaires started out as insubordinate slackers, similar to the high school students who crowded Beijing's internet bars and - allegedly - neglected their schoolwork.
    • But, you see, your being insubordinate to me… I say now that some kind of measures must be taken.
    • During the seven weeks he served at the fort, Fetterman grew increasingly insubordinate and desperate to prove his superiority in battle.
    • Always excitable and often insubordinate, he required the strictest discipline.
    • In other species, including honeybees, loyal workers assist the queen by eating the eggs of insubordinate workers who attempted to spawn.
    • And it's an enemy because it is insubordinate and hostile to God.
    • And, although the situation never reached these extremes at my school, the principal had to deal with an allegedly insubordinate teacher, as well as an entire crew of juniors who believed that the principal hated them.
    • It is deplorable and very dangerous for the civic group to openly incite young soldiers who live on their orders to be insubordinate to the words of their superiors.
    • She occasionally is insubordinate and is always insouciant.
    • He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family - squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal.
    • Vandalism is a cowardly and insubordinate act.
    • It is feared that soldiers will become insubordinate and uncontrollable to an irredeemable extent.
    • If given a direction by the administration, we will not be insubordinate.
    • Some physicians may have limited patience with staff members they view as insubordinate or who do not understand their routine.
    • What shook me most, however, was the look in the men's faces, disgruntled and insubordinate looks.
    Synonyms
    disobedient, unruly, wayward, errant, badly behaved, disorderly, undisciplined, delinquent, troublesome, rebellious, defiant, mutinous, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, non-compliant, wilful, unbiddable, intractable, ungovernable, unmanageable, uncontrollable, obstreperous, awkward, difficult, perverse, contrary
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