词汇 | obstreperous |
释义 | obstreperous adjective formaluk /əbˈstrep.ər.əs/ us /ɑːbˈstrep.ɚ.əs/ difficult to deal with and noisy: 爱吵嚷的;喧闹的;吵闹不服管束的;难驾驭的 obstreperous customers吵吵嚷嚷的顾客 Bad-tempered argumentative bad-tempered be hell on wheelsidiom be like a bear with a sore headidiom be spoiling for a fightidiom grouchiness grouchy grumpily grumpiness grumpy pettishly petulance petulancy petulant petulantly surlily surliness testily testiness testy Related wordobstreperousness Examples of obstreperousobstreperous It is to these custodians of tradition, the obstreperous minority who refused to embrace the zeal for agricultural 'improvement', to whom we owe our common land heritage. If that is so, it should be told bluntly not to be so obstreperous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not trying to be obstreperous, but the report is given to the relevant person. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One or two obstreperous traders can and do break down a general agreement by keeping open longer than their competitors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If someone were obstreperous, he would have to be detained in a cell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only a few highly publicised cases have been manipulated to give the impression of obstreperous owners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot say that cranks are involved or that anyone is being obstreperous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose that he has already, in the judgment of the licensee, consumed too much alcoholic refreshment so that he is becoming noisy and obstreperous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that some people are quite obstreperous about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That must be true, and any dogged and obstreperous individual can be dealt with now that majority verdicts are permitted, and frequently used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A disproportionate amount of time and effort would not thus be spent on chasing the obstreperous or the non-payer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not endeavouring to be difficult or in any way obstreperous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will ignore the permitted hours, they will get drunk, and in that case they will become obstreperous and cause further friction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one can possibly stand up against an obstreperous trade union except a private employer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes a motorist is rather obstreperous when stopped by the police in connection with breathalyser law. 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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