Word · Frequency #17647
restlessly
不安地;焦躁地
in a restless manner; without rest or calm
- 1.
In a restless manner.
不安地;烦躁地。
不安地;烦躁地。;不安地;慌张地
In use
She paced restlessly around the living room while waiting for the phone call.
He tossed and turned restlessly all night before the job interview.
The children waited restlessly for the school bus in the morning.
restlessly + verb
restlessly 放在动词前,强调主语的不安状态。
She restlessly paced the room.
她不安地在房间里踱来踱去。
verb + restlessly
restlessly 放在动词后,直接描写动作进行时的焦躁神态。
He shifted restlessly in his seat.
他在座位上不安地动来动去。
Common mistakes
He walked restless in the room.He walked restlessly in the room.
walked 是实义动词,需要用副词修饰,而 restless 是形容词,不能修饰动词;应改为副词 restlessly。
She was restlessly during the meeting.She was restless during the meeting.
be 动词后接主语补足语时应用形容词,表示“坐立不安的”状态;restlessly 是副词,不能作 be 动词的表语。
Connections
Collocations
- pace restlessly
- 不安地踱步
- He paced restlessly in the corridor.他不安地在走廊里踱步。
- toss restlessly
- 辗转反侧
- She tossed restlessly in bed all night.她整夜在床上辗转反侧。
- wait restlessly
- 焦躁不安地等待
- They waited restlessly for the test results.他们焦躁不安地等待考试结果。
- move restlessly
- 不安地来回动
- The child moved restlessly in his seat.那孩子不安地在座位上动来动去。
- glance restlessly
- 不安地环顾
- She glanced restlessly around the dark room.她不安地环顾黑暗的房间。
- sleep restlessly
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rest(休息)加-less(无),无法休息,所以“不安地、慌张地”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:书面叙述中描写人物焦躁不安的动作、口语中说明某人无法安静下来 restlessly 通常用于描述因焦虑或担忧而无法安宁、不断动作的状态,多出现在书面或叙述性文字中;口语中也能使用,整体属于中性表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有拼写片段 -lessly 和末尾音 /ləsli/,但不能据此认为它们与 restlessly 押韵。restlessly 的重音在第一音节 /ˈrɛst.ləs.li/;relentlessly /rɪˈlɛnt.ləs.li/ 重音在第二音节,needlessly /ˈniːd.ləs.li/、carelessly /ˈker.ləs.li/、tirelessly /ˈtaɪər.ləs.li/ 的重音虽在第一音节,但元音与 restlessly 的 /ɛ/ 不同。breathlessly /ˈbrɛθ.ləs.li/ 与 restlessly 重音位置和元音相同,但元音后的辅音不同(/θ/ 不是 /st/),所以也只是近似。restless /ˈrɛst.ləs/ 是形容词原形,与 restlessly 共享前两个音节。
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