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Definition of maverick in English: mavericknoun ˈmav(ə)rɪkˈmæv(ə)rɪk 1An unorthodox or independent-minded person. 非正统的人；思想独立的人 he's the maverick of the senate Example sentencesExamples - The first is a private sketchbook, posthumously made public at a time when attention was turning again to this American maverick.
- He used to be everybody's favorite indie maverick.
- Far from being a deep-dyed traditionalist, he is a maverick, a valuable eccentric, who uses his influence to stimulate rather than stifle debate.
- I was just some awkward maverick with money in his pockets.
- Our democracy was forged in rebellion, crafted by mavericks and risk-takers who refused to salute authority.
- My informal queries revealed that those associated with you regard you as a brilliant, hardheaded maverick.
- There is something undeniably fresh and even unpredictable about this self-described maverick.
- So I was very inspired by all of the mavericks who came out of that time.
- Its leader is a surreal portrait of art-school eccentricity, a social maverick up to his neck in the shifting sands of taboo and faux pas.
- We've evolved from a hot young maverick to a world-class business magazine.
- He was the quintessential intellectual maverick - a man who thrived on bending the rules and violating the regulations.
- Now two new biographies look for the roots of this maverick's sensibilities.
- He seems to defy political typecasting, reveling in the role of maverick.
- And yet that same culture would flatter us into believing we are a nation of mavericks and rebels.
- What does the future hold for the band who bill themselves as the independent mavericks in a world of mere cut-outs?
- And a long time maverick in American politics is being remembered for his influence on the nation.
- For obvious reasons, the Nobel Committee is unlikely to honor this fascinating maverick now or ever.
- A maverick, and an individual, he's running on instinct, fuelled by experience and making the right decisions.
- They want independent minds, mavericks and free thinkers.
- His role as maverick was most evident was during his stints on the Open Market Committee, where he frequently squared off against the status quo.
Synonyms individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, unconventional person, original, trendsetter, bohemian, eccentric, outsider rebel, dissenter, dissident informal bad boy 2North American An unbranded calf or yearling. 〈北美〉无物主标记的小牛（或一岁家畜）
adjective ˈmav(ə)rɪkˈmæv(ə)rɪk Unorthodox. 不正统的；异端的 非正统的侦探。 Example sentencesExamples - I spent a few hours scratching my head and looking for a cryptic code which might shed light on where this maverick genius is getting his ideas from.
- Maybe, as one maverick biologist suggested to howls of protest last week, genetic selection may mean we have finally found a way towards evolving as a species.
- He was a monk and maverick philosopher; she, the apt and eager pupil.
- He is one of the few truly great, genuinely maverick songwriters and performers of the present day.
- The maverick MP had intended to vote against the measure.
- There is a slow stirring of revolt that goes far beyond fuel protests and maverick votes for television presenters.
- His face displays a limited emotional range and, at times, his portrayal of the maverick scientist is boring.
- Unfortunately, before leaving on his American adventure, he apparently forgot to pack his maverick streak.
- While I admire maverick clergymen, it takes the guts of the ‘ordinary’ man to go about doing good and decent deeds daily without fanfare.
- And with those stories, we once again prove our own maverick streak.
- As a maverick director he often chose his players on a whim and had them work without repeated takes.
- Impressionism is not some hazy notion about how a bunch of maverick artists at the end of the 19th century decided to paint the world as if it looked blurred.
- Hollywood is notoriously bad at handling maverick talents, and now it has a potential star on its hands who defies the usual female type of small, skinny, milk-toast Caucasians.
- The press adored him, a prolific, maverick talent who survived on cheap noodles and peanut butter so he could make films with his dole money.
- All I know is that MPs are very maverick so expect to be surprised!
- Both presented themselves as maverick anti-establishment politicians but campaigned hard on the traditional themes of the fascist right.
- Looking back, he had all the right credentials: an education at Eton and Cambridge, strong left-wing leanings, and an even stronger maverick streak.
- As managerialism has come to dominate the policy of programmes of all the major parties north and south of the Border there has developed an enormous appetite for maverick politicians.
- Guests are encouraged to hire cars to explore the island's uncompromising and maverick terrain and to drive to restaurants on evenings when dinner is not provided.
- One must be constantly alert to the hazard of maverick cyclists and uneven pavements, and you may suffer a tirade of abuse from those who now own the world, should you criticise them for unsocial behaviour.
Synonyms unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, uncustomary, unwonted, rare, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, distinctive, individual, individualistic, free-spirited, alternative, different
OriginMid 19th century: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle. In the middle of the 19th century Samuel Augustus Maverick owned such a large herd of cattle in Texas that he left the calves unbranded. People in the USA noted this unusual practice and began to use maverick for any unbranded calf or yearling. From the 1880s the word came to signify ‘individualistic, unorthodox, or independent-minded’.
Definition of maverick in US English: mavericknounˈmæv(ə)rɪkˈmav(ə)rik 1An unorthodox or independent-minded person. 非正统的人；思想独立的人 a maverick among Connecticut Republicans Example sentencesExamples - We've evolved from a hot young maverick to a world-class business magazine.
- What does the future hold for the band who bill themselves as the independent mavericks in a world of mere cut-outs?
- He used to be everybody's favorite indie maverick.
- For obvious reasons, the Nobel Committee is unlikely to honor this fascinating maverick now or ever.
- Far from being a deep-dyed traditionalist, he is a maverick, a valuable eccentric, who uses his influence to stimulate rather than stifle debate.
- He seems to defy political typecasting, reveling in the role of maverick.
- His role as maverick was most evident was during his stints on the Open Market Committee, where he frequently squared off against the status quo.
- And a long time maverick in American politics is being remembered for his influence on the nation.
- The first is a private sketchbook, posthumously made public at a time when attention was turning again to this American maverick.
- My informal queries revealed that those associated with you regard you as a brilliant, hardheaded maverick.
- There is something undeniably fresh and even unpredictable about this self-described maverick.
- He was the quintessential intellectual maverick - a man who thrived on bending the rules and violating the regulations.
- Its leader is a surreal portrait of art-school eccentricity, a social maverick up to his neck in the shifting sands of taboo and faux pas.
- A maverick, and an individual, he's running on instinct, fuelled by experience and making the right decisions.
- Now two new biographies look for the roots of this maverick's sensibilities.
- They want independent minds, mavericks and free thinkers.
- And yet that same culture would flatter us into believing we are a nation of mavericks and rebels.
- I was just some awkward maverick with money in his pockets.
- Our democracy was forged in rebellion, crafted by mavericks and risk-takers who refused to salute authority.
- So I was very inspired by all of the mavericks who came out of that time.
Synonyms individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, unconventional person, original, trendsetter, bohemian, eccentric, outsider 2North American An unbranded calf or yearling. 〈北美〉无物主标记的小牛（或一岁家畜）
adjectiveˈmæv(ə)rɪkˈmav(ə)rik Unorthodox. 不正统的；异端的 非正统的侦探。 Example sentencesExamples - The maverick MP had intended to vote against the measure.
- He is one of the few truly great, genuinely maverick songwriters and performers of the present day.
- As a maverick director he often chose his players on a whim and had them work without repeated takes.
- The press adored him, a prolific, maverick talent who survived on cheap noodles and peanut butter so he could make films with his dole money.
- Looking back, he had all the right credentials: an education at Eton and Cambridge, strong left-wing leanings, and an even stronger maverick streak.
- Maybe, as one maverick biologist suggested to howls of protest last week, genetic selection may mean we have finally found a way towards evolving as a species.
- There is a slow stirring of revolt that goes far beyond fuel protests and maverick votes for television presenters.
- All I know is that MPs are very maverick so expect to be surprised!
- I spent a few hours scratching my head and looking for a cryptic code which might shed light on where this maverick genius is getting his ideas from.
- And with those stories, we once again prove our own maverick streak.
- His face displays a limited emotional range and, at times, his portrayal of the maverick scientist is boring.
- Both presented themselves as maverick anti-establishment politicians but campaigned hard on the traditional themes of the fascist right.
- Guests are encouraged to hire cars to explore the island's uncompromising and maverick terrain and to drive to restaurants on evenings when dinner is not provided.
- Unfortunately, before leaving on his American adventure, he apparently forgot to pack his maverick streak.
- While I admire maverick clergymen, it takes the guts of the ‘ordinary’ man to go about doing good and decent deeds daily without fanfare.
- Impressionism is not some hazy notion about how a bunch of maverick artists at the end of the 19th century decided to paint the world as if it looked blurred.
- He was a monk and maverick philosopher; she, the apt and eager pupil.
- Hollywood is notoriously bad at handling maverick talents, and now it has a potential star on its hands who defies the usual female type of small, skinny, milk-toast Caucasians.
- One must be constantly alert to the hazard of maverick cyclists and uneven pavements, and you may suffer a tirade of abuse from those who now own the world, should you criticise them for unsocial behaviour.
- As managerialism has come to dominate the policy of programmes of all the major parties north and south of the Border there has developed an enormous appetite for maverick politicians.
Synonyms unusual, irregular, unorthodox, unfamiliar, uncommon, uncustomary, unwonted, rare, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, distinctive, individual, individualistic, free-spirited, alternative, different
OriginMid 19th century: from the name of Samuel A. Maverick (1803–70), a Texas rancher who did not brand his cattle. |