Unease ʌnˈiːz ʌnˈiːzinəs Feeling Growing Noun N Uncount 不可数名词
The noun 'unease' refers to a feeling of anxiety or slight fear due to a sense that something is wrong or may go wrong. It can also indicate dissatisfaction or discontent.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]焦虑;不安 If you have a feeling of unease, you feel rather anxious or afraid, because you think that something is wrong.
[oft with poss]
Sensing my unease about the afternoon ahead, he told me,'These men are pretty easy to talk to.'...
他感觉到了我对即将到来的下午忐忑不安,便对我说:“这些人说话都比较随和。”
We left with a deep sense of unease, because we knew something was being hidden from us...
我们离开时心里感到很不安,因为我们知道有什么事瞒着我们。
Garland tried to appear casual, but he couldn't conquer his unease.
加兰努力装出无所谓的样子,可是他没法克服自己的局促不安。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]不满;愤怒;紧张 If you say that there is unease in a situation, you mean that people are dissatisfied or angry, but have not yet started to take any action.
He faces growing unease among the Democrats about the likelihood of war.
他面临民主党内对可能出现的战事不断滋长的不满情绪。
...the depth of public unease about the economy...
公众对经济现状深感不满
There is, however, unease in feminist circles.
但是,女权主义者当中存在着不满情绪。
Oxford
un·ease/ʌnˈiːz; NAmEʌnˈiːz/(alsoun·easi·ness/ʌnˈiːzinəs; NAmEʌnˈiːzinəs/)noun[uncountable , singular ]the feeling of being worried or unhappy about sth 不安;忧虑SYN
anxiety
◆a deep feeling/sense of unease深刻的忧虑感╱忧患意识◆There was a growing unease about their involvement in the war.对他们卷入战争感到日益不安。◆He was unable to hide his unease at the way the situation was developing.他无法掩饰对局势演变的忧虑。un·ease/ʌnˈiːz; NAmEʌnˈiːz/un·easi·ness/ʌnˈiːzinəs; NAmEʌnˈiːzinəs/
LDC
uneaseun‧ease /ʌnˈiːz/ noun [uncountable]
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a feeling of worry or slight fear about somethingsense/feeling of unease As she neared the door, Amy felt a growing sense of unease. public unease about defence policy
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不安(100%)
n.不安;不舒服
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