maverick /ˈmævərɪk/ star1 TEM8 (mavericks)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） If you describe someone as a maverick, you mean that they are unconventional and independent, and do not think or behave in the same way as other people. 特立独行的人

  例：

  He was too much of a maverick ever to hold high office.

  他太特立独行了，永远都担当不了高级职位。

• 2.  

  ADJ（形容词） Maverick is also an adjective. 特立独行的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  ...a maverick group of scientists, who oppose the prevailing medical opinion on the disease.

  …一群特立独行的科学家，他们反对关于这种疾病的医学界的盛行观点。