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 obstreperous [әb'strepәrәs]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 吵闹的, 喧嚣的, 骚乱的, 不守秩序的



    obstreperous
    [ adj ]
    1. noisily and stubbornly defiant

    2. <adj.all>
      obstreperous boys
    3. boisterously and noisily aggressive

    4. <adj.all>
      kept up an obstreperous clamor


    Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from
    obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to
    make a noise.]
    1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;
    clamorous; noisy; vociferous. ``The obstreperous city.''
    --Wordsworth. ``Obstreperous approbation.'' --Addison.

    Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.
    Jonson.

    2. Resistant to control; unruly.
    [PJC] -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. --
    {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n.

    1. Pursuing the assignment with zest, his convoy of tanks has rolled around Kabul, lowering muzzles at obstreperous mujahideen commanders. However, his less than tactful approach upsets some mujahideen.
    2. An obstreperous parliament is a joy to behold.
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