Restless
[ 'rɛstləs ]
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adj. 焦躁不安的;不耐烦的;坐立不安的;难以入睡的;
💡 词根助记
rest停留+less表形容词，无...的 →不安的；得不到休息的
📝 例句
"As the day approached, he felt himself growing restless and uneasy."
日子越来越近，他觉得自己忐忑不安起来。
Their sleep was restless and their days were nervous.
他们晚上睡眠不安，白天神经过敏。
As it was late he grew restless.
天色已晚,他变得焦躁不安起来。
He was restless but determined to stay the course.
他心情?I促，但决心坚持下去。
She became restless and uneasy.
她变得坐立不安，心神不宁起来。
🌱 联想助记
【记】rest-休息,less-反意后缀:得不到休息的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
restless
adj
1 constantly moving 运动不止的
the restless motion of the sea 大海的不停的翻腾.
2 unable to be still or quiet, esp because of boredom, impatience, anxiety, etc 静不下来的, 不能安宁的（尤指因厌烦、 烦躁、 焦虑等）
The audience was becoming restless. 观众渐渐地不耐烦了.
The children grew restless with the long wait. 孩子们等了很久便著急了.
After only a month in the job, he felt restless and decided to leave. 那工作他只干了一个月就厌倦了, 决定不干了.
3 without rest or sleep 得不到休息或睡眠的
spend/pass/have a restless night 度过一个不眠之夜.
🎯 考研助记
rest less
🔁 扩展释义
*['restlis]a. 不安静的, 慌张的, 休息不充分的【医】 不安静的, 不宁的
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When they objected, they were killed.
他们反抗时就被杀害。
The third person who lit a match started the fire.
第三个工人擦亮一根火柴就引发了火灾。
Ok. We can stop here for a time.
“那好吧！我们可以在这里停一下。”