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restive
- IPA[ˈrɛstɪv]
英式
- (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction;(of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive he reiterated his determination to hold the restive republics together 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance both their horses became restive at once
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- IPA[ˈrestiv]
美式
- (of a person) unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, ... the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming restive he reiterated his determination to hold the restive republics together
Oxford American Dictionary