maverick 详细解释

maverick

['mævərik]

n.未打烙印的小牛,持不同意见者
adj.标新立异的

词义辨析

同义参见:

free spirit  

英英释义

名词 maverick:

someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

同义词:rebel

an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it

形容词 maverick:

independent in behavior or thought

同义词:irregular, unorthodox

补充

maverickmaverick英:[ˈmævərik] 美:[ˈmævərɪk, ˈmævrɪk]n.1.未烙印的牲畜2.标新立异的人; 不合常规的人You're a maverick and you'll try anything.你是个爱自行其是的人, 样样事情都要尝试一下。

例句

1. He was a maverick with a healthy disregard for authority.他思想独立, 不受权威所左右。 2. He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.他太特立独行, 永远不可能做高官。 3. a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease在这种疾病的治疗上与医学界普遍观点相左的一群标新立异的科学家 4. Her independence and maverick behaviour precluded any chance of promotion.她的独立个性和特立独行断送了一切晋升的机会。 5. he was something of a maverick.他是个思想独立的人。 6. a Tory back-bench maverick.保守党后座议员中的独立分子。 7. a maverick detective.非正统的侦探。 8. He's always been a (bit of a) maverick in the world of fashion.在时尚圈里,他总是(有点儿)特立独行。 9. political mavericks [=nonconformists]政治上我行我素的人 10. a maverick director/musician标新立异的导演/音乐家 11. maverick lawyers持不同意见的律师