Before long, however, Stakhanovite bosses clashed with a restive and outspoken factory floor. 然而没过多久,斯达汉诺夫式的老板们就和一群难以驾驭、直言不讳的普通工人发生了冲突。 ——《经济学人》
Yet in many of the restive countries, experts discern a pattern. 然而,在许多陷入动荡的国家,专家们发现了一个规律。 ——《纽约时报》
基本释义 [adjective] (of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom [形容词] (指人)不能保持平静或沉默,变得越来越难以控制,尤指因不耐烦、不满或厌烦引起
那个盛气凌人的演员迟迟不出场,观众变得不耐烦了。 When the condescending actor was late, the audience grew restive.
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我劝你赶紧好起来,国内情势越来越不安定。 I would urge you to heal quickly. The realm grows restive.
出自美国作家乔治·R·R·马丁所著的史诗奇幻小说系列《冰与火之歌》(A Song of Ice and Fire)。《冰与火之歌》主要描述了在一片虚构的中世纪世界里所发生的一系列宫廷斗争、疆场厮杀、游历冒险和魔法抗衡的故事。2011年,《冰与火之歌》被美国HBO电视网改编成了电视剧《权力的游戏》(Game of Thrones)。 同近义词
restless: (of a person or animal) unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom