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单词 restless
释义
restless
adjective
uk
/ˈrest.ləs/us
/ˈrest.ləs/
C1
unwillingorunabletostaystill or to bequietandcalm, because you areworriedorbored:
呆不住的；坐立不安的，焦躁的
He's a restlesstype- he neverstaysin onecountryforlong.他是那种呆不住的人——他从来不在一个国家呆太长的时间。
Shespenta restlessnight(= she did notsleepwell),tossingandturning.她在床上辗转反侧，一夜无眠。
Synonym
restiveformal
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restful
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
unhappy because nothing is interesting
  • boredI’m so bored right now, I might as well just go to bed.
  • bored stiffWe were bored stiff at Nan’s house.
  • bored out of your mindI am bored out of my mind - give me a project to work on!
  • be tired ofI'm tired of all her complaining.
  • weary ofBoth countries are very weary of the conflict and wish for peace.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Anxious and worried
  • (all) hot and botheredidiom
  • -racked
  • aflutter
  • agitated
  • angsty
  • anxious
  • fretfully
  • frightened
  • fuss
  • get in a sweatidiom
  • grim
  • prey on sb's mindidiom
  • queasily
  • queasiness
  • queasy
  • rattled
  • strung out
  • worrier
  • worrywart
  • wound up
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restlessly
restlessness
(Definition ofrestlessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

restless| American Dictionary

restless
adjective
us
/ˈrest·ləs/
movingbecause you areunabletorelax,esp. because you areworriedorbored, or (of anactivity) having a lot ofmovementas acharacteristic:
Hedozedoff to a restlesssleep.
Theaudiencebeganto get restless.
Restless can alsomeannotsatisfiedwithyoursituationandwantingachange:
Theoppositionpartiesprovidenoclearalternativefor restlessvoters.

restlessly

adverbus
/ˈrest·ləs·li/
Iwanderedrestlessly around theapartment.

restlessness

noun[U]us
/ˈrest·ləs·nəs/
Hepacedback andforthout ofsheerrestlessness.
(Definition ofrestlessfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrestless

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Growing ever morerestless, dashing back and forth, the child waits for a possible chance to get hold of the cart.
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The synthesised bass is extremelyrestless, moving mostly by tritone and half-step, and traversing the chromatic aggregate save for one pitch.
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Older children may berestlessand fidgety, but not overly hyperactive.
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He is alwaysrestless, and reels with a natural intoxication.
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The deconstructed heart is everrestless, yet the theological virtues stand only as perpetual temptations to rest in inauthenticity.
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In 1743, as the city quickly grewrestlessfrom a wave of soaring prices, grumbling voices were heard everywhere.
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He made eye contact with his wife and hisrestlessmovements diminished.
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We are awash inrestlessevangelicals, profligate of stern and apocalyptic advice.
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Perhaps therestlessquest to rediscover age-old communities is an integral element of the rootless experience of modernity.
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The opening elegy, starting fromrestlessrepetition of a single pitch, opens out to a refined, rich design.
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These were not merely new urban proletariat but also newly dispersed andrestlesspeoples on the forest periphery.
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Five months after administration of amoxapine, she suddenly becamerestlessand moved her arms and upper part of the body back and forth.
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On admission, he was tachypneic andrestless, weighing 5100 g (10th centile).
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The great wars and their atrocities had receded from memory, and want of war now gave way torestlessnavel-gazing.
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What is nearness if it is even repelled by therestlessabolition of distances?
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