restlessly
UKUS
C1
Definitions
adv.
In an uneasy, fidgety way; unable to keep still.
不安地；焦躁地。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedrestagain, back
+
-lessstand, set, place
+
-lywithout, lacking
=restlessly
rest (repose) + -less (without) + -ly = in a way without rest. (This rest is Germanic, not Latin st.) Unable to settle or stay still.
Common Collocations
- 1.pace restlessly焦躁地踱步
- 2.shift restlessly坐立不安地挪动
- 3.wander restlessly漫无目的地游荡
Example Sentences
- 1.
He paced restlessly back and forth across the room.
- 2.
The children shifted restlessly during the long ceremony.