fretful

英 [ˈfretfl]

美 [ˈfretfl]

adj.  烦躁的; 苦恼的; 不舒适的

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BNC.24953 / COCA.27793

牛津词典

adj.

• 烦躁的；苦恼的；不舒适的
  behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy or uncomfortable

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 苦恼的;烦躁的
  If someone isfretful, they behave in a way that shows that they worried or unhappy about something.
  1. Don't assume your baby automatically needs feeding if she's fretful.
     不要想当然地认为你的宝宝一闹就是要吃奶。

英英释义

adj

• habitually complaining
  1. a whiny child
  Synonym:querulouswhineywhiny
• nervous and unable to relax
  1. a constant fretful stamping of hooves
  2. a restless child
  Synonym:antsyfidgetyitchy

双语例句

• These fretful questions were quickly answered, and through a strange language; no interpreter was needed save the conscious whisper of my heart.
  这些烦恼的问题立即得到了答复；顶希奇，答复我的一个特异的声音；用不着翻译的人，神在我心中轻轻地替我解释。
• France is troubled by its diminished voice in the world and fretful about immigration at home.
  法国因其国际地位的下降而感到烦心，对国内的外来移民也感到苦恼。
• The child was tired and fretful.
  这孩子又累又烦躁。
• Don't assume your baby automatically needs feeding if she's fretful.
  不要想当然地认为你的宝宝一闹就是要吃奶。
• And the worst that we dread is, after a short fretful, feverish being, after vain hopes, and idle fears, to sink to final repose again, and forget the troubled dream of life!
  我们最怕的是经过瞬间的狂热，徒劳的希望，没有缘由的恐惧，又沉浸到熟睡状态，而忘记生命中困绕我们的梦想！
• My baby brother is fretful because he is cutting his teeth.
  我的小弟弟焦躁不安因为他正在长牙。
• She kept her vow for a week, during which she was unusually cross and fretful.
  她信守誓言有一星期之久，但在这一星期内，她显得五心烦躁，动不动就发脾气。
• The baby's fretful crying.
  婴儿烦躁不安的啼哭。
• She had never spoken a word to her sister-in-law for three days; but she had likewise dropped her fretful complaining, and we found it a great comfort.
  她有三天没跟她嫂嫂说一句话了，可是她也不再怨天尤人了，这使我们深感宽慰。
• But for all their professed joy at the spectacle, China's own leaders are fretful.
  尽管中国领导在公众场合表现得轻松愉快，实际上却心急如焚。