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单词 insubordinate
释义
insubordinate
adjective
formaldisapproving
uk
/ˌɪn.səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət/us
/ˌɪn.səˈbɔːr.dən.ət/
(of aperson) notwillingtoobeyordersfrompeopleinauthority, or (ofactionsandspeech, etc.)showingthat you are notwillingtoobeyorders:
（人）不服从的，不顺从的；（言行）违抗命令的
an insubordinatechild不听话的孩子
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Disobedient
  • anti-authoritarian
  • anti-authoritarianism
  • anti-authority
  • contumacious
  • defiance
  • defiant
  • defiantly
  • disobedient
  • disobediently
  • indiscipline
  • insubordination
  • mutinous
  • naughtily
  • naughty
  • rebellious
  • rebelliously
  • rebelliousness
  • ungovernable
  • unruliness
  • unruly
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(Definition ofinsubordinatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

insubordinate| Business English

insubordinate
adjective
uk
/ˌɪnsəˈbɔːdənət/us
refusingtoobeyordersfrom someone inauthority, and notshowingrespectfor them:
We shall takeactionagainstcityemployeeswho are insubordinate, or who arediscourteousto thepublic.
(Definition ofinsubordinatefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinsubordinate

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Its sovereignty, in these more distant manifestations, was partial, impeded, divided; it was shared with subaltern governments orinsubordinatecompanies.
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For the seigneury, the issue was no longer one of unruly andinsubordinatesubjects who circumvented his authority.
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The intendant retaliated quickly, arresting some of these "insubordinate" men.
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However, most contemporary accounts of navvies tended to stigmatize them as aninsubordinate, unruly, and ungovernable class of men.
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Lee (2004, 2005) notes that the semantically inverted superlative form illest is used ininsubordinatereaction to negative publicity.
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Appropriate disciplinary measures have been and are being taken against those who have been guilty of disorderly andinsubordinateconduct.
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If he has been unreasonable andinsubordinateto the foreman that is fair enough.
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Secondly, the risk of a nuclear exchange being triggered in error by aninsubordinateor maverick custodian would be eliminated.
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There are men who are violent,insubordinate, sullen, morose and utterly brutal creatures.
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The offences were mainly discreditable andinsubordinateconduct, disobedience of orders or neglect of duty.
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Section 33, on insubordination, includes the use ofinsubordinatelanguage.
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There have been reports of a few lazy,insubordinateand intimidating staff in hospital wards.
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I understand that the inspector referred to in the last paragraph of the question aggravated his breach of the regulations by theinsubordinatetone of his letters.
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Such offences include neglect of duty and offences of dishonesty; discreditable orinsubordinateconduct; disobedience to orders; improper relations with prisoners or ex-prisoners; and unlawful or unnecessary exercise of authority.
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He does not deny having written the letter; what he denies is that it isinsubordinate, and that is a matter for those who are employing him.
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