restive
英 [ˈrestɪv]
美 [ˈrestɪv]
adj. 难驾驭的; 焦躁不安的; 不耐烦的
BNC.21619 / COCA.21413
牛津词典
adj.
- 难驾驭的；焦躁不安的；不耐烦的
unable to stay still, or unwilling to be controlled, especially because you feel bored or not satisfied
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不耐烦的;厌烦的;不满的
If you arerestive, you are impatient, bored, or dissatisfied.- The audience grew restive.
观众变得不耐烦了。 - ...restive national minorities.
心怀不满的少数民族
- The audience grew restive.
英英释义
adj
- impatient especially under restriction or delay
- the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
- being in a tense state
双语例句
- Two Swedish journalists have told an Ethiopian court they were upholding the highest traditions of their profession when they were arrested in the company of rebels in the restive Ogaden region.
两名瑞典记者在埃塞俄比亚法庭上说，当他们在奥加登地区和叛军一同被捕时，是在为他们职业的最高传统标准尽责。 - Nor is there much of a sign restive workers are on the verge of demanding better hours or higher wages, unhappy as they may be about$ 4 gasoline.
而且，也没有多少迹象显示，在汽油价格高达4美元/加仑之时，有不满足于现状的雇员很快会要求更高的时薪或工资。 - By the time they turned to history, Young Griff was growing restive.
等到开始上历史，小格里夫变得不耐烦了。 - 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。 - Now Aleppo seems increasingly restive.
现在，阿勒颇似乎越来越躁动不安。 - When the singer was late, the audience grew restive.
歌手迟迟不出场，听众变得不耐烦了。 - Many Arab states of the Middle East have already achieved parity in the basic education of girls – a hopeful sign for their future – but more could be done to provide opportunity to a restive youth population.
中东地区的许多阿拉伯国家已做到在基础教育领域对男女学生一视同仁对这些国家的未来而言，这是一个充满希望的迹象但是它们还可以做得更多，以为躁动不安的年轻人提供机会。 - It is restive, confused, gently millenarian.
这是一种焦躁、懵懂又温和的“千禧年”状态[8]。 - Reports say army units exchanged fire after one refused to shoot at protesters in restive city of Deraa.
报道说在德拉，一支叙利亚军队拒绝服从命令向抗议者开枪，之后两支军队发生交火。 - He was by nature powerful of thought and sensibility, and the creative spirit was restive and urgent.
他天生思维犀利，感觉敏锐，创作感强烈得难以驾驭。