Restless
['res(t)lɪs] or ['rɛstləs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) worried and uneasy .
(adj.) ceaselessly in motion; 'the restless sea'; 'the restless wind' .
(adj.) lacking or not affording physical or mental rest; 'a restless night'; 'she fell into an uneasy sleep' .
巴顿整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child.
(a.) Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects.
(a.) Deprived of rest or sleep.
(a.) Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless night.
(a.) Not affording rest; as, a restless chair.
編輯:米考伯
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Unquiet, uneasy, disquieted, disturbed, agitated, anxious, restive.[2]. Unsteady, inconstant, changeable, unstable, unsettled, vacillating, fickle.[3]. Roving, wandering, in motion, on the move.
校對:马蒂
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Unquiet, uneasy, disturbed, sleepless, agitated, roving, incessant, tossing
ANT:Calm, quiet, reposing, still, motionless
編輯:朱利叶斯
解釋/意思:
adj. in continual motion: uneasy: passed in unquietness: seeking change or action: unsettled: turbulent.—adv. Rest′lessly.—n. Rest′lessness.
整理:普雷斯利
例句/造句/用法:
- I sat down in the vacant chair--gently unclasped the poor, worn, restless fingers, and took both her hands in mine. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- I did not love; but I was devoured by a restless wish to be something to others. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- You are that restless and that roving-- Yes! 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Upon which demonstration, I saw the light-complexioned young Teuton, Heinrich Mühler, grow restless, as if he did not like it. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- The lives of both Philip and his son were pervaded by the personality of a restless and evil woman, Olympias, the mother of Alexander. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- It was taking leave of all his old hopes--all nobody's old restless doubts. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- My aunt was restless, too, for I frequently heard her walking to and fro. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Vell,' said Mr. Weller, who had grown rather restless during this discussion, 'vith regard to bis'ness. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- There happened to be no customer in the shop but Jacques Three, of the restless fingers and the croaking voice. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- The nights here are long sometimes--very long; but they are nothing to the restless nights, and dreadful dreams I had at that time. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Sir Percival, especially, was too restless now to remain five minutes together in the same place. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- The courser paw'd the ground with restless feet, And snorting foam'd and champ'd the golden bit. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Mr Inspector could not exactly say that he had seen him go, but had noticed that he was restless. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Her restless fingers stole their way into my lap, and held fast by one of my hands. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Some were lamenting, and in restless motion; but, these were few. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Suppers are not bad if we have not dined; but restless nights naturally follow hearty suppers after full dinners. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Having put my letter into the post, I passed a restless night: and the next morning, heard the knock of the twopenny postman in extreme agitation. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Daily the restless men who have no occupation in life present the appearance of being rather busy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- In a short restless interval of sensibility, or partial sensibility, I made out that he asked for you to be brought to sit by him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- I do, but I thought maybe you were restless. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- After Logan started, in thinking over the situation, I became restless, and concluded to go myself. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The whole place seemed restless and troubled; and the people were crowding and flitting to and fro, like the shadows in an uneasy dream. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- So St. Clare said; but he grew nervous and restless. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- I have a letter here, Mr. Soames, which I wrote to you early this morning in the middle of a restless night. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Man cannot repose, and his restless aspirations will now bring forth good instead of evil. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- It was a wet night; the rain lashed the panes, and the wind sounded angry and restless. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- What are the restless wretches doing now? 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- He seemed to be the only restless thing, except the clocks, in the whole motionless house. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- So our little wanderer went about setting up her tent in various cities of Europe, as restless as Ulysses or Bampfylde Moore Carew. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- The atmosphere around us is as restless and varying as is the water of the sea. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
整理:普雷斯利