剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - restless collapse

restless
/'rest.ləs/
adjective
* unwilling or unable to stay still or to be quiet and calm, because you are worried or bored
呆不住的；坐立不安的，焦躁的

1. He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.
他是那种呆不住的人——他从来不在一个国家呆太长的时间。

2. She spent a restless night (= She did not sleep well) , tossing and turning.
她在床上辗转反侧，一夜无眠。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - restless collapse

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1.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。

2.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。

restlessly

  • 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。

3.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.

【搭配模式】：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。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - restless collapse

restless
rest·less / 5restlEs / adjective1. unable 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 nine 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。
2. without 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 adv.:
   He moved restlessly from six foot to another.
   他的两只脚不停地倒替着。
• rest·less·ness noun [U] :
   the restlessness of youth
   年轻人的躁动

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - restless collapse

restless adj.
Restless is used with these nouns: energy, horse, night, sleep, soul, spirit

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - restless collapse

restless

adjective

  ➡ See also the entries for worried and hysterical 另见worried条和hysterical条restless ♦︎ impatient ♦︎ agitated ♦︎ flustered ♦︎ unsettledThese words all describe sb who is bored or nervous and not able to relax. 这些词均表示不耐烦的、焦躁的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to become restless / impatient / agitated / flustered / unsettled◆to get restless / impatient / agitated / flustered◆to feel / look restless / impatient / agitated / flustered / unsettled■ restless unable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored and 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。▸ restlessly

adverb

◆He moved restlessly from one foot to the other.他的两只脚不停地倒替着。■ impatient annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time （尤指因等待时间长）不耐烦的，没有耐心的◆I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.我等了二十分钟，有点不耐烦了。◆Try not to be too impatient with her.尽量别对她太没耐心。OPP patient ⇨ calm adj. ▸ impatience

noun

 [uncountable] ◆She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.她迫不及待地要告诉我这个消息。 OPP patience ⇨ patience ▸ impatiently

adverb

◆We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.我们坐着，焦急地等待电影开演。■ agitated ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd showing in your behaviour that you are anxious or nervous （行为表现出）焦虑不安的，激动的◆She's agitated about getting there on time.她为能否准时到那里而焦虑。◆Calm down! Don't get so agitated.平静下来！别那么激动。OPP calm ⇨ calm adj.   see also agitate ⇨ shake 4 , agitation ⇨ concern ▸ agitation

noun

 [uncountable] ◆Jen arrived in a state of great agitation.珍到达时十分焦虑不安。■ flustered nervous or confused because you have a lot to do or have to hurry （因有很多事要做或赶时间）忙乱的，慌张的◆She arrived late, looking hot and flustered.她迟到了，看上去又热又慌乱。OPP composed ⇨ calm adj.   see also fluster ⇨ shake 4 ■ unsettled [not usually before noun] not calm and not able to relax, especially because of changes or uncertainty （尤指因变化或情况未定）不镇静的，心绪不宁的，不安的◆They all felt restless and unsettled.他们都感到焦躁不安。  see also unsettling ⇨ worrying

新牛津英语同义词词典 - restless collapse

restless

adjective
1 she was restless, moving uneasily about the hut
UNEASY , ill at ease, restive, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, worked up, nervous, agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up, apprehensive, unquiet, impatient, impetuous; Brit. nervy; informal jumpy, jittery, twitchy, uptight, wired, like a cat on a hot tin roof; Brit. informal like a cat on hot bricks.
-opposite(s): CALM.

2 he had spent a restless night
SLEEPLESS , wakeful, insomniac; fitful, broken, disturbed, troubled, unsettled, uncomfortable, tossing and turning; archaic watchful; rare insomnolent.
-opposite(s): PEACEFUL.

词源记忆 - restless collapse

restless 焦躁不安的，没有休息的
rest, 休息，安静；-less, 没有。即没法休息的，没法安静的，焦躁不安的。