英 [ˈrestɪv] 美 [ˈrestɪv]
adj. 难驾驭的；焦躁不安的，不耐烦的；（马）倔头倔脑不肯往前的，停下闹别扭的
restive /ˈrɛstɪv/
形容词 If you are restive, you are impatient, bored, or dissatisfied. 不耐烦的; 感到厌烦的; 不满的
The audience grew restive.
观众变得不耐烦了。
不可数名词
There were signs of restiveness among the younger members.
这些年轻成员们流露出了不满的情绪。
being in a tense state
同义词： edgy / high-strung / highly strung / in suspense(p) / jittery / jumpy / nervy / overstrung / uptight
impatient especially under restriction or delay
the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive
... highly strung 神经过敏的 overstrung 过度变形的 restive 不愿向前走的...
... restitution 归还 restive 倔强的 restively 倔强地 ...
The audience grew restive.
观众变得不耐烦了。
Anxious firms may be joined by other restive groups.
在忧虑的公司之外还有不愿保持沉默的利益群体。
No wonder that the migrants are increasingly restive.
因此外来人员日益感到不安也就不足为奇了。
Only the bomber was killed. In the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a grenade was also thrown at a U.S.patrol, reportedly missing the U.S.soldiers, but killing a number of Iraqi civilians.
VOA : standard.2009.06.01
"I think you are seeing Premier Wen, the prime minister, addressing not so much an American audience or President Obama, but addressing a very increasingly restive population that wants, or that appears to want, the Chinese leadership to stand up to international pressure."
VOA : standard.2010.03.23
Millions of restive voters walked away from the ruling party in the 2008 election.
The army has moved in force into several other restive cities, such as Banias.
ECONOMIST: As the turmoil persists, more Syrians are leaving or hiding
Yet Iran, vast and restive, had a way of revealing itself, even in bad times.