restive
adj. 倔强的；难驾御的；不安宁的
adj.
焦躁不安的；难以驾驭的，不受管束的；
英英释义
restive[ 'restiv ]
adj.
being in a tense state
同义词：edgyhigh-strunghighly strungin suspense(p)jitteryjumpynervyoverstrunguptight
impatient especially under restriction or delay
"the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
His face was quite stolid,but he looked at her with restive eyes.
他脸上没有表情，眼睛却倔强地看着她。
If Kosovo remains unresolved and restive, the EU will not admit Serbia as a member.
如果科索沃问题悬而未决且难以控制，欧盟不会承认塞尔维亚为一个成员国。
When the singer was late, the audience grew restive.
歌手迟迟不出场,听众变得不耐烦了。
权威例句
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A RESTIVE LEGACY : The History of Feminist Work in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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restive
restive: see rest
restive (adj.)
early 15c., restyffe "not moving forward," from Middle French restif "motionless, brought to a standstill" (Modern French rétif), from rester "to remain" (see rest (n.2)). Sense of "unmanageable" (1680s) evolved via notion of a horse refusing to go forward.
1. The Arab Gulf states, ruled by Sunni monarchs, are threatened by Iran and to varying degrees by restive Shi’ite populations inspired by the recent instability in the region.
逊尼派统治者统治下的阿拉伯海湾国家遭受到了伊朗的威胁，并且因区域动荡的警醒而着手改善倔强的什叶派群体的地位。
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2. For this reason the restive youth of China and Oman are different from those of north Africa.
基于这个理由，中国及阿曼那些躁动不安的年轻人与北非的年轻人截然不同。
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3. Unprofitable state enterprises argued that closing them would put restive workers on the streets and would deprive the state of essential production.
亏损的国有企业狡辩称，关闭企业它将把焦躁的工人们推到大街上，丧失基本的生产活动。
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4. It wants to find another country with which to share the burden of securing the restive province of Uruzgan.
它希望找到另一个国家来分担稳定难以控制的乌鲁兹根省的负担。
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5. If you look at liberals these days, they are restive, disappointed, and as we speak here today, the president is ready to send more troops to Afghanistan.
看看现在的自由派，他们那么不安，那么沮丧，因为今天我们在这里谈话的时候，总统已经准备派更多的军队去阿富汗。
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6. Yet the limits of Russia’s August “victory” are becoming clear. Its erstwhile friend China, struggling to keep a grip on its restive regions, has expressed “concern”.
然而俄罗斯八月胜利的局限性越来越清晰：中国对他表现出”关注”，他的昔日好友目前正在努力的管控着动乱的疆土。
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7. First, China is concerned with preventing Islamist terrorism from disrupting its Central Asian energy routes and its restive western region, Xinjiang, which borders Pakistan.
首先，中国关心的是防止伊斯兰恐怖主义破坏其中亚能源路线和与巴基斯坦接壤的动荡西部地区，新疆的安定。
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8. First, China is concerned with preventing Islamist terrorism from disrupting its Central Asian energy routes and its restive western region, Xinjiang, which borders Pakistan.
首先，中国关心的是防止伊斯兰恐怖主义破坏其中亚能源路线和与巴基斯坦接壤的动荡西部地区，新疆的安定。
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9. in a restive mood
情绪烦躁不安
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
10. Another hour passed and the crowd grew/became restive.
又过了一个小时, 人们有些不耐烦了.
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
11. But the elite schools fear each other and their customers, the students, who are becoming increasingly restive about the cost of a first-tier diploma, which now exceeds $120,000.
而名牌学校又彼此害怕，并怕它们的顾客——学生。 因为现在要想取得第一流学校的毕业证书的花费超过12万美元，这使学生们越来越不安。
-- 来源 -- life - 汉英
12. the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive.
政府未采取任何措施放松出口限制，因此国内制造商变得焦虑不安。
-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考
13. a restive horse
一匹难驾驭的马
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
14. His face was quite stolid, But he looked at her with restive eyes.
他脸上没有表情，眼睛却倔强地看着她。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例
15. He was restive all through it;
他在祈祷过程中，一直不安分。
-- 来源 -- 英汉文学 - 汤姆历险 - tangmulixianji05
16. 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。
-- 来源 -- 汉英 - 翻译参考
17. A few white seagulls flicker across the surface of the sea, quickly and lightly, wings skimming the waves which become, little by little, increasingly restive.
三只五只的白鸥轻轻地掠过，翅膀扑着波浪，——一点一点躁怒起来的波浪。
-- 来源 -- 汉英文学 - 散文英译 - mzjy_huanghun
18. a restive person
倔强的人
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
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