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feel/experience restlessness
restlessness 通常作不可数名词，常用 feel、experience 等动词搭配。
She felt restlessness as the meeting dragged on.
会议拖得很长，她感到坐立不安。
坐立不安；躁动；不安定
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坐立不安；躁动；不安定
the quality of being unable to stay still or calm; restless activity
She felt restlessness as the meeting dragged on.
会议拖得很长，她感到坐立不安。
不安的状态；无法保持静止、安静、平静或舒适；因焦虑、无聊等情绪而对静止感到不适。
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable; a feeling of discomfort with stillness causes by anxiety, boredom or other emotions.
不停移动或活动的性质
the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active
缺乏耐心；对任何造成延误的事物感到烦躁
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
以持续动作表现出的烦躁不安
a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion
His restlessness made it hard for him to sit through the long meeting.
他的坐立不安使他很难熬过这次冗长的会议。
AI contextual example
The children's restlessness before the trip was obvious as they kept jumping around.
旅行前孩子们的躁动很明显，因为他们不停地跳来跳去。
AI contextual example
After days of rain, a sense of restlessness spread through the whole house.
连日阴雨之后，一种不安定的感觉弥漫了整个屋子。
AI contextual example
the restlessness of the wind
风的躁动
WordNet
restlessness 通常作不可数名词，常用 feel、experience 等动词搭配。
She felt restlessness as the meeting dragged on.
会议拖得很长，她感到坐立不安。
相比单独使用 restlessness，a feeling/sense of restlessness 更常见、更自然。
A sense of restlessness settled over the waiting crowd.
一种不安感笼罩着等待的人群。
表示某群体中的不安情绪时，用 among 或 in 引出该群体。
Restlessness among the students was growing.
学生中的不安情绪在增长。
Not this
I feel restlessness before exams.
Use this
I feel restless before exams.
feel 是系动词，后面应接形容词作表语；restlessness 是名词，应改为形容词 restless。
Not this
The child showed many restlessnesses.
Use this
The child showed a lot of restlessness.
restlessness 是不可数名词，不能用 many，也不能加复数；表示程度可用 a lot of。
Not this
The government worried about the restlessness in the streets.
Use this
The government worried about the unrest in the streets.
restlessness 指个人内心的坐立不安；描述社会动荡时应用 unrest，这是中文“不安”在不同语境下的对应选择。
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一种坐立不安的感觉
She couldn't shake a feeling of restlessness as the meeting dragged on.
会议拖得很久，她无法摆脱一种坐立不安的感觉。
内心的躁动不安
His calm exterior hid a deep inner restlessness.
他平静的外表下隐藏着内心深处的躁动不安。
极度的坐立不安
Extreme restlessness is a common symptom of anxiety disorders.
极度坐立不安是焦虑症常见的症状。
夜间的不安
Restlessness at night made it hard for him to get enough sleep.
夜间的不安使他难以获得充足的睡眠。
感到坐立不安
Many patients suffer from restlessness during withdrawal.
许多患者在戒断期间会感到坐立不安。
不安即不满，而不满是进步的第一需要。
Thomas Edison, the American inventor, saw restlessness as the force that drives people to make improvements.
美国发明家托马斯·爱迪生认为，不安正是推动人们作出改进的力量。
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rest(休息)+less(没有)+ness→没有休息的状态，所以坐立不安。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作 该词是普通中性名词，口语和书面语中都比较常见，正式与非正式场合通常都适用。
通常作不可数名词；在少数表示“多种不安状态”的语境中可见复数形式 restlessnesses。
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