Word · Frequency #6135
unrest
不安；动荡；骚动
核心释义
unrest
- 1.
动荡、混乱和骚乱的状态,尤其在政治背景下；骚乱、示威和抗议的时期
A state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
- 2.
动荡；骚乱
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
- 3.
引起不安或困惑的事物
Something that troubles or confuses; that which causes unrest.
- 4.
不安；烦躁
a feeling of restless agitation
动荡、混乱和骚乱的状态,尤其在政治背景下；骚乱、示威和抗议的时期；动荡；骚乱；引起不安或困惑的事物；不安；烦躁；不安的状态
用法In use
The country was in a state of unrest after the election results were announced.
用法提示：unrest 在此作不可数名词，表示社会动荡不安的状态。
Growing unrest among the workers led to a series of strikes.
用法提示：unrest 作不可数名词，指群体中的不安与骚动。
The government tried to calm the public unrest with new policies.
用法提示：unrest 作名词宾语，表示公众的不安和动荡。
social unrest
unrest + in + [location]
表示某地发生动荡或不安。
There was widespread unrest in the capital.
首都出现了广泛的不安局势。
social/political/civil + unrest
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- political unrest
- 政治动荡
- The country has experienced political unrest for decades.这个国家几十年来一直经历政治动荡。
- social unrest
- 社会动荡
- Social unrest often arises from economic inequality.社会动荡通常源于经济不平等。
- civil unrest
- 内乱
- The government imposed a curfew to control civil unrest.政府实施宵禁以控制内乱。
- widespread unrest
- 广泛动荡
- Widespread unrest followed the election results.选举结果后出现了广泛动荡。
- growing unrest
- 日益加剧的不安
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
unrest = un (不) + rest (休息) → 没有休息，所以不安
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、political discussions 通常用于正式场合，如新闻或政治讨论中。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常不可数，但有时可用复数形式表示多次动荡
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /st/, making them perfect rhymes. Note that words like 'interest' and 'forest' end in 'rest' but have different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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