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小词详解 | restive
restive 英 [ˈrestɪv] 美 [ˈrestɪv]
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》
[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
船在波涛起伏的海浪中剧烈摇摆。它忽上忽下地剧烈颠簸,比最不听话的烈马还要难驾驭。
The boat rolled heavily in the troughs between the waves. It leaped and lurched worse than any restive horse.
这犟孩子钓到了一条很大的黑鱼。
The restive child landed a huge northern snakehead.船长让船开足马力全速行驶。但船员们不听指挥,群起哗变。
The captain of the boat had his engines at full throttle. But the crew were restive and mutinous.
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.
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.
restless: (of a person or animal) unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom fidgety: inclined to fidget; restless or uneasy jumpy: (of a person) anxious and uneasy