restive

英 [ˈrestɪv]

美 [ˈrestɪv]

adj.  难驾驭的; 焦躁不安的; 不耐烦的

GRE

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.
  1. The audience grew restive.
     观众变得不耐烦了。
  2. ...restive national minorities.
     心怀不满的少数民族

英英释义

adj

• impatient especially under restriction or delay
  1. the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
• being in a tense state
  Synonym:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpynervyoverstrunguptight

双语例句

• It is restive, confused, gently millenarian.
  这是一种焦躁、懵懂又温和的“千禧年”状态[8]。
• 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。
• 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。
• But while Moscow has long been able to buy stability in its restive outer regions, using windfall oil revenues, the strategy is being undermined by low oil prices, budget cuts, plunging economic growth and high unemployment.
  尽管莫斯科多年来能够用石油收入的横财在不太平的边远地区买到稳定，但这一战略正受到油价下跌、预算削减、经济减速和高失业率的侵蚀。
• 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。
• 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。
• No countries are watching Jordan more keenly than Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and a currently restive Bahrain. Unrest in their neighbour will make all three more cautious about allowing citizens to speak their minds.
  对约旦关注最为密切的莫过于沙特阿拉伯、科威特和目前陷入动乱的巴林。邻国的动荡让这三个国家对于让公民表达自己的意愿变得更为警惕。
• The prime minister's second achievement has been to tackle spain's restive regions.
  他的第二个成就是成功解决了西班牙的动乱地区问题。
• 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。
• But local residents in pakistan's restive northwest tribal region blamed the military, saying assailants fired missiles into the house.
  但是，动荡的巴基斯坦西北部落地区的居民指责政府军，说攻击者向房子里发射火箭。