fretful 英 [ˈfretfl]   美 [ˈfrɛtfəl]

fretful

fretful  英 [ˈfretfl] 美 [ˈfrɛtfəl]

adj. 焦躁的;烦燥的;起波纹的 

Even though his rivals have failed to capitalise, and he remains 16 points ahead, Button seems fretful. 虽然对手们没能利用好这一点,他还有16分的优势,但他已开始焦躁。
Today, the sound of cascading market crashes seems to be drowning both the fretful and the exuberant China-India chatter—but not completely, probably not for long, and not equally in all places. 如今,如瀑布一样的市场衰退的声音一并淹没了焦躁和夸张的关于中印的鼓噪——但是还没有完全淹没,也许不会太久,并且在各个领域情况并不一致。

  • Someone who's fretful can't relax. You might be fretful — upset and fidgety — if you're waiting to hear whether or not you've been accepted into a competitive summer music program.
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  • adj. 焦躁的;烦燥的;起波纹的
  • 1. Even though his rivals have failed to capitalise, and he remains 16 points ahead, Button seems fretful.

    虽然对手们没能利用好这一点,他还有16分的优势,但他已开始焦躁。

  • 2. Today, the sound of cascading market crashes seems to be drowning both the fretful and the exuberant China-India chatter—but not completely, probably not for long, and not equally in all places.

    如今,如瀑布一样的市场衰退的声音一并淹没了焦躁和夸张的关于中印的鼓噪——但是还没有完全淹没,也许不会太久,并且在各个领域情况并不一致。

  • 3. So what should a government seeking to provide leadership to anxious markets and a fretful public do?

    因此,面对焦虑的市场和烦躁的公众,政府应当做些什么来体现领导力量?

  • fretful (adj.) 1590s, "gnawing; disposed to fret," from fret (n.) (see fret (v.)) + -ful. Related: Fretfully; fretfulness.
fret·ful / ˈfretfl ; NAmE ˈfretfl / adjective behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy or uncomfortable 烦躁的;苦恼的;不舒适的 SYN restless fret·ful·ly / ˈfretfli ; NAmE ˈfretfli / adverb fret·ful / ˈfretfl ; NAmE ˈfretfl / fret·ful·ly / ˈfretfli ; NAmE ˈfretfli /
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