restless
restless 英 [ˈrestləs] 美 [ˈrɛstlɪs]
adj. 焦躁不安的；不安宁的；得不到满足的
- When you're restless, you find it hard to sit still or concentrate on anything. An audience often grows restless when they're waiting for the second act of a play to start and there's an unexpected delay.
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- adj. 焦躁不安的；不安宁的；得不到满足的
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1. The mind of most people is very restless.
大多数人的思想都是焦躁不安的。
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2. I stood in restless anticipation, wondering what sort of new game he was about to teach us.
我焦虑不安地站在那儿，满怀期待，想知道他将要教我们什么样的新游戏。
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3. When he says to himself, this is the work of my countrymen, who, when convulsed by factions, afflicted by a variety of miseries and wants, restless and impatient, took refuge here.
这时他对自己说这是我的同胞们干的，他们是在受派别骚扰，为各种不幸和贫困感到痛苦，并且烦躁不安时，来到这里避难的。
- restless (adj.) late 14c., from rest (n.1) + -less. A general Germanic compound (Frisian restleas, Dutch rusteloos, German rastlos, Danish rastlös). Meaning "stirring constantly, desirous of action" is attested from late 15c. Related: Restlessly; restlessness. Old English had restleas "deprived of sleep."
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