restive
英 [ˈrestɪv]
美 [ˈrestɪv]
adj. 难驾驭的; 焦躁不安的; 不耐烦的
BNC.21619 / COCA.21413
牛津词典
adj.
- 难驾驭的；焦躁不安的；不耐烦的
unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不耐烦的;厌烦的;不满的
If you arerestive, you are impatient, bored, or dissatisfied.- The audience grew restive.
观众变得不耐烦了。 - ...restive national minorities.
心怀不满的少数民族
- The audience grew restive.
英英释义
adj
- impatient especially under restriction or delay
- the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
- being in a tense state
双语例句
- Now Aleppo seems increasingly restive.
现在，阿勒颇似乎越来越躁动不安。 - Many Arab states of the Middle East have already achieved parity in the basic education of girls – a hopeful sign for their future – but more could be done to provide opportunity to a restive youth population.
中东地区的许多阿拉伯国家已做到在基础教育领域对男女学生一视同仁对这些国家的未来而言，这是一个充满希望的迹象但是它们还可以做得更多，以为躁动不安的年轻人提供机会。 - He was by nature powerful of thought and sensibility, and the creative spirit was restive and urgent.
他天生思维犀利，感觉敏锐，创作感强烈得难以驾驭。 - It is restive, confused, gently millenarian.
这是一种焦躁、懵懂又温和的“千禧年”状态[8]。 - Syrian security forces intensified their assault on opposition areas in the restive central city of Homs yesterday, as the US closed its embassy in Damascus citing security reasons and Britain recalled its top envoy.
叙利亚军警昨天对动荡的中部城市霍姆斯（Homs）的反对派占领区域加紧攻击。同时美国以安全为由关闭在大马士革的使馆，英国则召回驻叙利亚大使。 - Thanks in large part to its one-child policy, China certainly has a less restive population.
中国人肯定没有那麽桀骜不驯，这在一定程度上归因于独生子女政策。 - When the singer was late, the audience grew restive.
歌手迟迟不出场，听众变得不耐烦了。 - Nor is there much of a sign restive workers are on the verge of demanding better hours or higher wages, unhappy as they may be about$ 4 gasoline.
而且，也没有多少迹象显示，在汽油价格高达4美元/加仑之时，有不满足于现状的雇员很快会要求更高的时薪或工资。 - For this reason the restive youth of China and Oman are different from those of north Africa.
基于这个理由，中国及阿曼那些躁动不安的年轻人与北非的年轻人截然不同。 - They became restive and began to clear their throat.
他们变得焦躁不安，开始咳嗽似地清起嗓门来。