| 词汇 | restive |
| 释义 | restive adjective formaluk /ˈres.tɪv/ us /ˈres.tɪv/ unwilling to be controlled or be patient: 难驾驭的，不受管束的;焦躁不安的 The audience was becoming restive as they waited for the performance to begin.观众们等待演出开始时变得越来越不耐烦。 Synonym restless Opposite calm Anxious and worried (all) hot and botheredidiom aflutter agitated angsty anxious fretfully frightened fuss get in a sweatidiom goosey pit of your stomachidiom preoccupied prey prey on sb's mindidiom prey on something worried worriedly worrier worrywart wound up Related wordsrestively restiveness restive | American Dictionaryrestive adjective fmlus/ˈres·tɪv/ unwilling to be controlled or be patient: The crowd began to get restive during the long wait for the concert to begin. Examples of restiverestive The scholars present grew restive, until one asked if the author herself had a view on the matter. In particular, the task of getting the economy to grow so that the restive labour force could be gainfully employed must be considered a remarkable achievement. Anger reminds us again that the hermenutical tradition insists that authors have no special standing and, presumably, the scholars ought not to have been restive. Indeed, our impression has been that he has been extremely restive under the administrative framework within which he has had to operate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The farmers are getting restive about the strict credit controls and high prices of agricultural machinery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That a bad rider produces a restive horse is a commonplace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were naturally some restive murmurings among the workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is not at his best when he seems restive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public is exceedingly restive of the expenditure because in many parts they feel that they are not getting value for it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can see that some shipowners are restive on the other side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those countries are becoming restive, largely for the reason that they see themselves being held back while others are moving forward so fast economically. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are indications that these are all very restive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When public opinion is too restive to be quietened by indifference? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, on this occasion it is apparent that not everyone approves of his performance and the circus audience is restive and noisy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are getting a little bored and restive through being con- tinuously told that we must await the report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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