unrest

英 [ʌnˈrest]

美 [ʌnˈrest]

n. 动荡; 动乱; 骚动

复数：unrests　

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Collins.2 / BNC.6135 / COCA.8995

牛津词典

noun

动荡；动乱；骚动
a political situation in which people are angry and likely to protest or fight
1. industrial/civil/social/political/popular unrest
  工业 / 平民 / 社会 / 政治 / 民众动乱
2. There is growing unrest in the south of the country.
  这个国家的南方日益动荡不安。

柯林斯词典

N-UNCOUNT 动乱；骚乱；动荡
If there isunrestin a particular place or society, people are expressing anger and dissatisfaction about something, often by demonstrating or rioting.
1. The real danger is civil unrest in the east of the country...
  真正的危险是该国东部地区的民众动乱。
2. There is growing unrest among students in several major cities.
  在多个大城市里，学生骚乱正愈演愈烈。

英英释义

noun

a feeling of restless agitation
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
1. the political ferment produced new leadership
2. social unrest
Synonym:agitationfermentfermentationtempestuousness

双语例句

There could be more unrest, but I wouldn't exaggerate the problems.
可能会有更大的动荡，不过我想也不必夸大问题。
After the war, the country experienced social and economic unrest and suffered from the Great Depression of the1930s.
战后国家经历了社会和经济的动荡，遭受了30年代大萧条的苦难。
Of this unrest I myself saw nothing.
在这些动乱中我自己却什么也没见着。
President Obama discussed the political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa in a speech Thursday in Washington.
奥巴马周四在华盛顿的一次演讲中谈到了中东和北非的政治动荡。
First, the stimulus did not stop Japan from becoming marked by social fracture, political unrest and nationalism.
首先，刺激方案没能阻止社会割裂、政治动荡和民族主义成为日本社会的显著问题。
They provided much-needed breathing space for a country hit by civil war and unrest.
他们为这个饱受内战和动乱之苦的国家提供了一个极需休养生息的空间。
He was born the era of China's social unrest, a sharp change.
他出生的年代，正是中国社会动荡不安、急剧变化的时期。
It was a year of unrest among the country's many nationalities.
对于那个国家的许多民族而言那是不平静的一年。
This issue is creating unrest on the backbenches.
这一问题引发了后座议员的不满。
The real danger is civil unrest in the east of the country
真正的危险是该国东部地区的民众动乱。