英语词汇“restless”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

restless

/ˈrɛs(t)ləs

adjective

1Unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom: the audience grew restless and inattentive...

The animals were restless, disturbed by the smell of fire permeating the building.
There is a restless feel about this group, but I let the first forty minutes continue as planned.
In an age of restless channel surfing, you couldn't ask for anything better than this.

Synonyms

uneasy, ill at ease, restive, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, worked up, nervous, agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up, apprehensive, unquiet, impatient;

British nervy

informal jumpy, jittery, twitchy, uptight, wired, like a cat on a hot tin roof

British informal like a cat on hot bricks, stressy

sleepless, wakeful, insomniac;

fitful, broken, disturbed, troubled, unsettled, uncomfortable;

tossing and turning

archaic watchful

rare insomnolent

1.1Offering no physical or emotional rest; involving constant activity: a restless night...

I fell into a fitful, restless sleep, one that was preoccupied with thoughts of him.
She splashed from one thing to another, an unruly girl, now a restless, impetuous woman.
He was as fussy and fastidious as many great writers, prone to restless and often tiny adjustments.

Derivatives

restlessly

/ˈrɛstləsli

/ adverb ...

They gather in small groups, shifting restlessly from foot to foot, exchanging pleasantries about the weather.
The group reaches the elevator queue to find a crowd of roughly two hundred students milling about restlessly.
Hoss had squirmed restlessly, obviously having a tale to unburden, but uncertain where to begin.

Origin

Old English restlēas (see rest¹, -less).

单词	restless
释义	restless /ˈrɛs(t)ləs / adjective 1Unable to rest or relax as a result of anxiety or boredom: the audience grew restless and inattentive... The animals were restless, disturbed by the smell of fire permeating the building. There is a restless feel about this group, but I let the first forty minutes continue as planned. In an age of restless channel surfing, you couldn't ask for anything better than this. Synonyms uneasy, ill at ease, restive, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, worked up, nervous, agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up, apprehensive, unquiet, impatient; British nervy informal jumpy, jittery, twitchy, uptight, wired, like a cat on a hot tin roof British informal like a cat on hot bricks, stressy sleepless, wakeful, insomniac; fitful, broken, disturbed, troubled, unsettled, uncomfortable; tossing and turning archaic watchful rare insomnolent 1.1Offering no physical or emotional rest; involving constant activity: a restless night... I fell into a fitful, restless sleep, one that was preoccupied with thoughts of him. She splashed from one thing to another, an unruly girl, now a restless, impetuous woman. He was as fussy and fastidious as many great writers, prone to restless and often tiny adjustments. Derivatives restlessly /ˈrɛstləsli / adverb ... They gather in small groups, shifting restlessly from foot to foot, exchanging pleasantries about the weather. The group reaches the elevator queue to find a crowd of roughly two hundred students milling about restlessly. Hoss had squirmed restlessly, obviously having a tale to unburden, but uncertain where to begin. Origin Old English restlēas (see rest¹, -less).
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