| 单词 | unease |
| 释义 | unease (ʌniːz ) 1. uncountable noun [oft with poss] If you have a feeling of unease, you feel rather anxious or afraid, because you think that something is wrong. Tommy began to feel deep unease about Gabe's story. [+ about] We left with a deep sense of unease, because we knew something was being hidden from us. Garland tried to appear casual, but he couldn't conquer his unease. Synonyms: anxiety, apprehension, nervousness, distress 2. uncountable noun If you say that there is unease in a situation, you mean that people are dissatisfied or angry, but have not yet started to take any action. He faces growing unease among ministers about the likelihood of war. [+ among] ...the depth of public unease about the economy. [+ about] Synonyms: dissatisfaction, dismay, discontent, disappointment Collocations: deep unease Despite deep unease within the regime about his taste for confrontation, the chances are that he will. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But some Tories on the modernising wing of the party feel deep unease at the plans. Times, Sunday Times (2007) And yet from his twenties to his forties he felt a deep unease that became worse with time. Times, Sunday Times (2011) This masks a deep unease. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Others expressed unease at the perception that such a senior official would be seen, in the words of one source, to be 'jumping ship'. Times, Sunday Times Serving soldiers expressed unease at mixing regulars and reserves. Times, Sunday Times Many had expressed unease about the 'search for yield' for some time before last summer. Times, Sunday Times Some officials expressed unease at the degree to which historic records were to be expunged. Times, Sunday Times Only 29 per cent supported a change in the law, down five points from 2004, with many expressing unease with the idea of doctors ending life deliberately. Times, Sunday Times I sense strange emotions welling, a feeling of unease at being instantly rendered so unpopular (or even more unpopular) but also a tingle of power. Times, Sunday Times You could sense the slight feeling of unease in the stalls during the first half-dozen numbers. Times, Sunday Times The feeling of unease has worsened because the value of most pension pots has plummeted during market turbulence. Times,Sunday Times He had a 'feeling of unease' that it was ineloquent and had failed to set out a new story for the nation. Times, Sunday Times This increases the feeling of unease when reading these sensitive stories in their often macabre settings. The Times Literary Supplement They had also failed to grasp public unease about the growing pressure on jobs and public services. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But show chiefs would be sensible to heed public unease over what happened to Ceri. The Sun (2011) But public unease means these savings are unlikely to be realised. Times, Sunday Times (2011) There is a great deal of public unease. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The polling appears to reflect deepening public unease about the economy. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Translations: Chinese: 不安 Japanese: 不安 |
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