Definition
这是固定短语（成语），形容一个人性格倔强、傲慢、不服从管束。字面意思是“像桀一样凶暴且不服驯服”，使用时常带贬义，多用于描写人或动物的脾气，在正式写作和口语中都可出现。
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(idiom, of a person or animal) wild and unrulyintractable and arrogant
Examples
- 桀骜不驯，。Zhè pǐ mǎ xìnggé jié ào bú, yìbān rén xùnfú bù liǎo.This horse has an unruly temperament — ordinary people can't tame it.
- 桀骜不驯，。Tā cóng xiǎo jié ào bú, shéi de huà dōu bù tīng.He has been wild and defiant since childhood, listening to no one.
- 桀骜不驯，。Suīrán tā jié ào bú, dàn nèixīn qíshí hěn gūdú.Although she is arrogant and rebellious, deep down she is actually very lonely.
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