nervous、restless、impatient与uneasy这些形容词均含“焦躁的,紧张的”之意。
nervous : 普通用词,常指内心的紧张心态或生来就容易激动的性格。
- Consumers are very nervous about the future.
消费者对未来非常忧虑。 - He had been nervous about inviting us.
他过去一直不敢邀请我们。 - The horse may be nervous of cars.
这匹马可能害怕汽车。
restless : 多指经常的、毫无目的行动或活动,也常指思想上的焦躁不安。
- 焦躁的来回踱步
restless pacing up and down - 那个容易上当的新手看起来坐立不安,甚至心乱如麻。
The gullible novice seemed very restless and even agitated.
(拓展学习:一词多义 | restless)
impatient : 指在心情或情绪上不能克制某种刺激或不适,或缺乏某种容忍与谅解而表现出焦急不安。
- I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.
我等了二十分钟,有点不耐烦了。 - Try not to be too impatient with her.
尽量别对她太没耐心。 - Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.
萨拉对他们的缺乏兴趣的情况越来越不能忍耐了。
uneasy : 通常指因焦虑、疑惑或危险而产生的不安。
- an uneasy laugh
不自然的大笑 - He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit.
他对他们的造访明显地感到不安起来。 - She felt uneasy about leaving the children with them.
把孩子托付给他们,她心里七上八下的。