restive

英[ˈrestɪv]

美[ˈrɛstɪv]

GRE

基本释义

The crowd grew restive.

群众逐渐喧闹起来.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The audience grew restive.

观众变得不耐烦了。

辞典例句

When the singer was late, the audience grew restive.

歌手迟迟不出场, 听众变得不耐烦了.

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Yet I am of opinion, this defect arises chiefly from a perverse, restive disposition.

但是我个人认为, 这个缺憾最主要是来自他们刚愎, 倔强的个性.

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The trouble, as you have found, is that the tier below will feel put - upon and restive.

麻烦在于 —— 正如你所发现的 —— 底下的人会感到成了牺牲品,而且心绪不宁.

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The cool, restive Halls of the Passed echo with his prophetic voice of eternal wisdom.

冰冷, 宁静的往者之亭回响着他充满智慧的预知之声.

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Adjective

1. being in a tense state
2. impatient especially under restriction or delay;
"the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"