| 单词 | uneasy |
| 释义 | uneasy (once / 191 pages) adj Uneasy describes an uncomfortable feeling. You might feel socially uneasy when dining with your girlfriend's parents if they don't like you very much. Your stomach may also feel uneasy at that same dinner and gurgle in an embarrassing way. The adjective uneasy has many shades of meaning, most involving mild discomfort. It can refer to a lack of a sense of security. If McDonald's and Burger King team up to develop a new sandwich, that would be an uneasy alliance, because neither side would fully trust the other. Uneasy can also describe causing someone to feel anxious or nervous. If you see someone staring at you mumbling, "That's him, that's the one," you might feel uneasy. WORD FAMILYuneasy: uneasily, uneasiness+/easiness: easinesses/easy: easied, easier, easiest, easily, easiness, easyly, uneasy/uneasiness: uneasinesses USAGE EXAMPLESMoreover, the record’s generally uneasy vibe seems even more relevant post-election. Salon(Dec 30, 2016) Bruce Beresford’s remarkable adaptation of Brian Moore’s novel Black Robe depicts an uneasy alliance between early colonists and the Algonquian people. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) The status quo in the meantime is an uneasy coexistence with no obvious resolution in the near term. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj causing or fraught with or showing anxiety Syn anxious, nervous, queasy, unquiet troubled characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need 2adj socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner was always uneasy with strangers Syn awkward, ill at ease uncomfortable conducive to or feeling mental discomfort 3adj lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance farmers were uneasy until rain finally came uneasy about his health gave an uneasy laugh uneasy lies the head that wears the crown an uneasy coalition government an uneasy calm an uneasy silence fell on the group Syn|Ant uncomfortable conducive to or feeling mental discomfort apprehensive, worriedmentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc precarious, unstableaffording no ease or reassurance unquietcharacterized by unrest or disorder tensein or of a state of physical or nervous tension easy free from worry or anxiety comfortablefree from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind relaxedwithout strain or anxiety 4adj lacking or not affording physical or mental rest she fell into an uneasy sleep Syn|Ant restless relaxing, reposeful, restful affording physical or mental rest slumberous, slumbrousquiet and tranquil 5adj relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort Syn uncomfortable providing or experiencing physical discomfort |
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