maverick

英 [ˈmævərɪk]

美 [ˈmævərɪk]

n.  持不同意见者; 独行其是者; 言行与众不同者
adj.  标新立异的

复数：mavericks　

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牛津词典

noun

• 持不同意见者；独行其是者；言行与众不同者
  a person who does not behave or think like everyone else, but who has independent, unusual opinions

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (团体中)自行其是的人，特立独行的人,标新立异的人
  If you describe someone as amaverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people.
  1. 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。
  2. Maverickis also an adjective.
     
  3. ...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease...
     就治疗这种疾病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.
     她的独立精神和自行其是断送了一切升迁的机会。

英英释义

noun

• an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf)
• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
  Synonym:rebel

adj

• independent in behavior or thought
  1. she led a somewhat irregular private life
  2. maverick politicians
  Synonym:irregularunorthodox

双语例句

• This is a maverick mission statement, a distinctive and disruptive sense of purpose that sets you apart from your rivals.
  这是一种特立独行的使命宣言，一种与众不同、分裂性的目标感，能让你从竞争对手中脱颖而出。
• The maverick approach seems to have worked pretty well for them.
  如今看来，这种特立独行的方法对他们似乎相当奏效。
• This data needs to be delivered to the target application ( a maverick web service in this case).
  这些数据需要传送到目标应用程序（这个情况下是非规范Web服务）。
• But, this doesn't mean the Chinese modeling industry is maverick.
  但，这不意味中国塑造的产业是与众不同的。
• So! I guess I'll be Maverick and you can be Goose.
  我会唱你喜欢鹅和小牛的壮志凌云。
• Only last week a former British cabinet minister was described by a critic as a maverick voice.
  最近，一位批评家将英国一位前内阁大臣形容为一个特立独行的人。
• From Toronto to Los Angeles, Alanis finally signed Madonna's Maverick and in1994, released Jagged Little Pill.
  从多伦多到洛杉矶，阿拉尼斯最终同麦当娜的马弗里克唱片公司签约，并于1994年推出专辑《小碎丸》。
• That's not the point. I'm the one who's the maverick.
  我不是指他，我才是那个离群的人。
• And because I'm a maverick and I like to do my own thing.
  而且因为我是一个特立独行的，我喜欢做我自己的事情。
• You're a maverick and you'll try anything.
  你是个爱自行其是的人，你样样事情都要尝试一下。