restive

[美]/ˈrestɪv/
[英]/ˈrestɪv/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 倔强的;难驾御的;不安宁的

例句

the restless sea.See Usage Note at restive

不平静的大海参见 restive

The atmosphere in the office was congenial, but after five years she began to grow restless (not restive ).

办公室的气氛是令人愉快的,但五年后她开始变得不安起来(不能用 restive )

The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.

政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。

The high-mettled animal that is restive in the yoke only galls his shoulders;

不安于轭的驴,只是使自己的肩膀多吃苦头;

The government has done nothing to ease export restrictions, and domestic manufacturers are growing restive (not restless ).

政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制,因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安(不能用 restless )。

The restive horse refused to stay still.

那匹躁动的马不愿保持安静。

The restive crowd grew increasingly agitated.

躁动的人群变得越来越激动。

The restive students were eager for the school day to end.

躁动的学生渴望学校一天结束。

The restive dog kept barking at the strangers.

那只躁动的狗一直对陌生人吠叫。

The restive employees demanded better working conditions.

躁动的员工要求更好的工作条件。

The restive child couldn't sit still during the movie.

那个躁动的孩子在电影期间坐不住。

The restive teenager rebelled against authority.

躁动的青少年对权威进行了反抗。

The restive cat kept pacing back and forth in the room.

那只躁动的猫在房间里来回走动。

The restive protesters clashed with the police.

躁动的抗议者与警察发生冲突。

The restive atmosphere in the classroom made it hard to focus.

课堂上的躁动氛围让人难以集中注意力。

原声例句

This is the latest violent incident in the restive northwest region bordering Afghanistan.

巴基斯坦与阿富汗接壤的动荡不安的西北部地区发生了最新暴力事件。

来源: VOA Daily Standard January 2023 Collection

NATO soldiers were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in the restive southern Afghanistan.

周六,北约飞机在动荡的阿富汗南部坠毁,导致北约士兵死亡。

来源: CRI Online April 2013 Collection

The restaurants in particular are restive, not least because food is already a low-margin business.

餐馆尤其不安,特别因为食品已经是一个低利润率的行业。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

The skirmishes have come days ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the restive region.

冲突发生在印度总理纳伦德拉? 莫迪将访问这一动荡地区的前几天。

来源: CRI Online November 2015 Collection

Prison torture grew more brutal and baroque as rebels outside made advances and government warplanes bombed restive neighborhoods.

监狱外的反叛势力取得了进展,政府的战机便轰炸了监狱周围难以控制的几个社区,监狱里的酷刑因此变得更加残酷、更加变态。

来源: New York Times

This afternoon she was peculiarly restive.

今天下午她特别烦躁。

来源: The Room with a View (Part 1)

I glanced to my left, where the queue at my section was growing restive.

我向左瞥了一眼,我所在区域的队列变得越来越不安。

来源: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

They too were loaded with revolutionary debts calling for heavy taxes upon an already restive population.

他们也背负着革命债务,要求对已经动荡不安的民众征收重税。

来源: American history

And there's talk now in the West Bank where it's restive of, you know, a new intifadah simmering.

现在有传言称,约旦河西岸正在酝酿一场新的起义。

来源: "Christian Science Monitor" podcast series

Nevertheless, you need to beware—if you slow the pace down too much, even the most patient reader is apt to grow restive.

但是,你需要明白的是——如果你把节奏放得太慢,即便是最有耐心的读者也会不耐烦起来。

来源: Stephen King on Writing

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