restlessness

英 ['restləsnəs]

美

n.  不安定; 烦躁不安; 辗转不安

BNC.19169 / COCA.17178

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 焦躁不安的;不耐烦的;不满的
  If you arerestless, you are bored, impatient, or dissatisfied, and you want to do something else.
  1. By 1982, she was restless and needed a new impetus for her talent.
     到了1982年，她感到厌倦了，需要新的动力来激发她的才能。
  2. ...a major new initiative to placate the country's restless intellectuals.
     安抚国家不安分的知识分子的重大新举措
• ADJ-GRADED 坐立不安的;不安宁的
  If someone isrestless, they keep moving around because they find it difficult to keep still.
  1. My father seemed very restless and excited.
     我父亲看起来坐立不安，激动不已。
• ADJ-GRADED 难以入睡的;辗转反侧的
  If you have arestlessnight, you do not sleep properly and when you wake up you feel tired and uncomfortable.
  1. The shocking revelations of the 700-page report had caused him several restless nights...
     这篇长达700页的报告中披露的惊人信息使他几夜未眠。
  2. Hurt had spent a restless few hours on the plane from Paris.
     赫特在从巴黎起飞的飞机上辗转反侧了几个小时。

英英释义

noun

• inability to rest or relax or be still
  Synonym:uneasinessqueasiness
• the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
  1. the restlessness of the wind
• a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
  1. he's got the fidgets
  2. waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness
  Synonym:fidgetfidgetiness
• a lack of patience
  Synonym:impatience

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