| 词汇 | maverick |
| 释义 | maverick noun[ C ] uk /ˈmæv.ər.ɪk/ us /ˈmæv.ɚ.ɪk/ mavericknoun[C] (UNUSUAL PERSON)a person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way: 特立独行的人，行为不合常规的人 a political maverick持不同政见者 He was considered as something of a maverick in the publishing world.他被认为是出版界的一个特立独行者。 Freedom to act (as) free as a birdidiom agency at willidiom autonomist autonomous free hand free pass free reinidiom free spirit free-form non-autonomous non-didactic non-directed non-restricted non-restrictive the world is someone's oysteridiom walk walk freeidiom wiggle room wriggle room mavericknoun[C] (YOUNG COW)US a calf (= young cow) that has not been branded(= had its owner's mark burned onto it): Mavericks are wild cattle that haven't been branded and have never been gathered. Cowboys believed they had as much of a right to the mavericks they found on the range as did the ranchers. Cattle & similar animals Aberdeen Angus Africander Alderney Angus Ankole cattle Charbray Charolais Chianina Corriente Holstein-Friesian Irish Moiled jersey Kerry Kobe Red Angus Red Poll Sahiwal Salers Sanga maverick adjective uk /ˈmæv.ər.ɪk/ us /ˈmæv.ɚ.ɪk/ thinking and acting in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way: She is more maverick while I am slightly more conventional. He has worked with maverick Finnish film-maker Ari Kurasmaki. Brian Wilson is the maverick genius behind the Beach Boys. He's always had a maverick streak. The senator from Arizona lived up to his maverick reputation. Custom, tradition & conformity Americanization anti-classical anti-conventional anti-institutional anti-traditional conventionally costume counter-tradition crowd custom moonraker mores multicultural multiculturalism multiculturally traditionalist traditionally ultra-conservatism ultra-conservative ultra-traditional You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Strange, suspicious and unnatural maverick | American Dictionarymaverick noun[ C ] us/ˈmæv·ər·ɪk/ a person who thinks and acts independently of and differently from others: She is considered a political maverick. maverick | Business Englishmaverick noun[ C ] uk /ˈmævərɪk/us a person who thinks and acts in an independent way that is different from what is usual or expected: She has established a reputation as a maverick. a maverick businessman/personality/senator Examples of maverickmaverick These may range from the maverick to the orthodox. There can be disputes about who counts as the experts-e. g., whether the maverick scientist does. This adverse situation only increased the resentment of the maverick president against the political establishment. The frequencies of running as mavericks and open nominations are effective indicators to measure internal con-ict. She consistently preferred the maverick to the conventional, the outspoken to the cautious, the self-made businessman to the traditional director of the traditional family firm. Suspenseful discussions developed between those "mavericks" applying neural networks in their research on brain functions and neurophysiologists. Even small-scale and maverick companies survive by public subsidies or by paying less than a living wage. For these political mavericks, 'mass action' should not be subsumed under election campaigning. She is also something of a musical maverick in her structural use of the glissando as a basic building-block. Any maverick officials opting to answer negatively will incur reprimands from their colleagues, who will reverse the mavericks' decisions and deem them to be plainly in error. It was no wonder that this restless, original, maverick figure was so often persona non grata with other missionaries, colonial officials, and even those who at first often supported him. So, a schooling system that is driven by literacy, numeracy and attainment in examinations may not be the most welcoming place for maverick, creative, imaginative thinkers. Romero had spent his career as a maverick. In the area of nomination, the worst result of inner con-ict is when aspirants do not get party endorsements, then decide to violate party discipline and to run as mavericks. Of course there are mavericks; of course there are eccentrics—freaks, if you like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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