Karen complained of hyperactivity and restlessness.
卡倫訴說自己有多動、焦躁不安的問題。
restlessly
He paced up and down restlessly, trying to put his thoughts in order.
他坐立不安地走來走去,盡力想理清思緒。
3ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n]難以入睡的;輾轉反側的 If you have a restless night, you do not sleep properly and when you wake up you feel tired and uncomfortable. 難以入睡的;輾轉反側的
The shocking revelations of the 700-page report had caused him several restless nights.
這篇長達700頁的報告中披露的驚人信息使他幾夜未眠。
Hurt had spent a restless few hours on the plane from Paris.
➡ See also the entries for worried and hysterical另見worried條和hysterical條restless ♦︎ impatient ♦︎ agitated ♦︎ flustered ♦︎ unsettledThese words all describe sb who is bored or nervous and not able to relax.這些詞均表示不耐煩的、焦躁的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to become restless / impatient / agitated / flustered / unsettled◆to get restless / impatient / agitated / flustered◆to feel / look restless / impatient / agitated / flustered / unsettled■restlessunable to stay still or be happy where you are, because you are bored and need a change坐立不安的;不耐煩的◆The audience was becoming restless.觀衆開始不耐煩了。◆After five years in the job, he was beginning to feel restless.這份工作幹了五年以後,他開始厭煩了。▸restlessly
adverb
◆He moved restlessly from one foot to the other.他的兩只腳不停地倒替着。■impatientannoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time(尤指因等待時間長)不耐煩的,沒有耐心的◆I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.我等了二十分鐘,有點不耐煩了。◆Try not to be too impatient with her.盡量别對她太沒耐心。OPPpatient ⇨ calmadj.▸impatience
noun
[uncountable] ◆She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.她迫不及待地要告訴我這個消息。OPPpatience ⇨ patience▸impatiently
adverb
◆We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.我們坐着,焦急地等待電影開演。■agitated ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd showing in your behaviour that you are anxious or nervous(行爲表現出)焦慮不安的,激動的◆She's agitated about getting there on time.她爲能否準時到那裏而焦慮。◆Calm down! Don't get so agitated.平靜下來!别那麽激動。OPPcalm ⇨ calmadj. see also agitate ⇨ shake4, agitation ⇨ concern▸agitation
noun
[uncountable] ◆Jen arrived in a state of great agitation.珍到達時十分焦慮不安。■flusterednervous or confused because you have a lot to do or have to hurry(因有很多事要做或趕時間)忙亂的,慌張的◆She arrived late, looking hot and flustered.她遲到了,看上去又熱又慌亂。OPPcomposed ⇨ calmadj. see also fluster ⇨ shake4■unsettled [not usually before noun] not calm and not able to relax, especially because of changes or uncertainty(尤指因變化或情況未定)不鎮靜的,心緒不甯的,不安的◆They all felt restless and unsettled.他們都感到焦躁不安。 see also unsettling ⇨ worrying