difficult to control or manage synonym disorderly难以控制(或管理)的;难以驾驭的 an unruly class 难管教的班级 unruly behaviour 无法无天的行为 unruly hair (= difficult to keep looking neat) 难梳理的头发 He struggled hard to control his unruly emotions. 他极力控制着自己那难以驾驭的情感。 The police were attacked by an unruly mob. 警察受到无法无天的暴民的袭击。 There have been complaints about her unruly behaviour. 有人抱怨她的不守规矩的行为。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnruly is used with these nouns:- child
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Word Originlate Middle English: from un- ‘not’ + archaic ruly ‘easy to discipline or order’ (from rule).