| 单词 | restive |
| 释义 | restive adjective formaluk/ˈres.tɪv/us/ˈres.tɪv/unwillingto becontrolledor bepatient: 难驾驭的，不受管束的；焦躁不安的Theaudiencewasbecomingrestive as theywaitedfor theperformancetobegin.观众们等待演出开始时变得越来越不耐烦。 Synonym restless Opposite calm Anxious and worried
restive| American Dictionaryrestive adjective fmlus/ˈres·tɪv/unwillingto becontrolledor bepatient: Thecrowdbeganto get restive during thelongwaitfor theconcerttobegin. Examplesofrestiverestive The scholars present grewrestive, until one asked if the author herself had a view on the matter. From theCambridge English Corpus In particular, the task of getting the economy to grow so that therestivelabour force could be gainfully employed must be considered a remarkable achievement. From theCambridge English Corpus Anger reminds us again that the hermenutical tradition insists that authors have no special standing and, presumably, the scholars ought not to have beenrestive. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, our impression has been that he has been extremelyrestiveunder the administrative framework within which he has had to operate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The farmers are gettingrestiveabout the strict credit controls and high prices of agricultural machinery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That a bad rider produces arestivehorse is a commonplace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were naturally somerestivemurmurings among the workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is not at his best when he seemsrestive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The public is exceedinglyrestiveof the expenditure because in many parts they feel that they are not getting value for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I can see that some shipowners arerestiveon the other side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those countries are becomingrestive, largely for the reason that they see themselves being held back while others are moving forward so fast economically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are indications that these are all veryrestive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When public opinion is toorestiveto be quietened by indifference? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, on this occasion it is apparent that not everyone approves of his performance and the circus audience isrestiveand noisy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are getting a little bored andrestivethrough being con- tinuously told that we must await the report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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