[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]焦躁不安的;不耐烦的;不满的 If you are restless, you are bored, impatient, or dissatisfied, and you want to do something else.
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。
...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
restlessness
From the audience came increasing sounds of restlessness.
观众不满的呼声越来越高。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坐立不安的;不安宁的 If someone is restless, they keep moving around because they find it difficult to keep still.
My father seemed very restless and excited.
我父亲看起来坐立不安,激动不已。
restlessness
Karen complained of hyperactivity and restlessness.
卡伦诉说自己有多动、焦躁不安的问题。
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He paced up and down restlessly, trying to put his thoughts in order.
他坐立不安地走来走去,尽力想理清思绪。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]难以入睡的;辗转反侧的 If you have a restless night, you do not sleep properly and when you wake up you feel tired and uncomfortable.
[ADJ n]
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。
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。
Oxford
rest·less/ˈrestləs; NAmEˈrestləs/adjective1unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored or need a change 坐立不安的;不耐烦的◆The audience was becoming restless.观众开始不耐烦了。◆After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless.这份工作干了五年以后,他开始厌烦了。2without real rest or sleep 没有真正休息的;没有睡眠的SYN
disturbed
◆a restless night不眠之夜▶rest·less·ly/ˈrestləsli; NAmEˈrestləsli/adverb◆He moved restlessly from one foot to the other.他的两只脚不停地倒替着。rest·less·ness/ˈrestləsnəs; NAmEˈrestləsnəs/noun[uncountable ]◆the restlessness of youth年轻人的躁动rest·less/ˈrestləs; NAmEˈrestləs/rest·less·ly/ˈrestləsli; NAmEˈrestləsli/rest·less·ness/ˈrestləsnəs; NAmEˈrestləsnəs/
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restlessrest‧less /ˈrestləs/ ●○○ adjective
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1unwilling to keep still or stay where you are, especially because you are nervous or boredSYN fidgetybecome/grow/get restless The children had been indoors all day, and were getting restless.2unwilling to stay in one place, and always wanting new experiences: After a few weeks in Marseille, I grew restless and decided to move on.3restless night a night during which you cannot sleep or rest—restlessly adverb—restlessness noun [uncountable]
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不安宁的(58%),得不到休息的(21%),焦虑的(21%)
adj.焦躁不安的;不安宁的;得不到满足的
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