首页英语词典uneasyuneasy英英释意

uneasy

英[ʌn'iːzɪ] 美[ʌn'izi]
  • adj. 不舒服的;心神不安的;不稳定的

英英释意


1. lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance;
"farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"
"uneasy about his health"
"gave an uneasy laugh"
"uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"
"an uneasy coalition government"
"an uneasy calm"
"an uneasy silence fell on the group"
2. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety;
"spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"
"cast anxious glances behind her"
"those nervous moments before takeoff"
"an unquiet mind"
3. marked by a lack of quiet; not conducive to rest;
"spent a restless night"
"fell into an uneasy sleep"
4. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner;
"awkward and reserved at parties"
"ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"
"was always uneasy with strangers"