uneasy

adjective

/ʌnˈiːzi/

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feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think that something bad or unpleasant may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right擔心的；憂慮的；不安的 synonym anxious
- an uneasy laugh不自然的大笑
- His presence made her feel uneasy.他的出現讓她感到不安。
- She had an uneasy feeling that something terrible was going to happen.她有一種不安的感覺，覺得可怕的事情要發生了。
- uneasy about something He was beginning to feel distinctly uneasy about their visit.他對他們的造訪明顯地感到不安起來。
- uneasy about doing something She felt uneasy about leaving the children with them.把孩子托付給他們，她心裏七上八下的。
Synonyms worried
worried
- concerned
- nervous
- anxious
- uneasy
These words all describe feeling unhappy and afraid because you are thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened.
- worried thinking about unpleasant things that might happen or might have happened and therefore feeling unhappy and afraid指因想到令人不快的事而擔心的、擔憂的
- concerned worried and feeling concern about something指擔心的、憂慮的、關切的
worried or concerned?用 worried 還是 concerned？Concerned is usually used when you are talking about a problem that affects another person, society, the world, etc, while worried can be used for this or for more personal matters.
- nervous feeling worried about something or slightly afraid of something指焦慮的、擔憂的、惶恐的
- anxious feeling worried or nervous about something指焦慮的、憂慮的、擔心的
worried, nervous or anxious?用 worried、nervous 還是 anxious？Worried is the most frequent word to describe how you feel when you are thinking about a problem or something bad that might happen. Anxious can describe a stronger feeling and is more formal. Nervous is more often used to describe how you feel before you do something very important such as an exam or an interview, or something unpleasant or difficult. Nervous can describe somebody’s personality: a very nervous girl is often or usually nervous; a worried girl is worried on a particular occasion or about a particular thing. Worried describes her feelings, not her personality. Anxious may describe feelings or personality.
- uneasy feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think something bad may happen or because you are not sure that what you are doing is right指擔心的、憂慮的、不安的，尤其想到不幸的事情可能發生或不確定自己是否做得對
Patterns
- worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy about (doing) something
- worried/concerned/anxious for somebody/something
- worried/concerned/nervous/anxious that…
- a(n) worried/concerned/nervous/anxious/uneasy expression/look/smile
- to get worried/nervous/anxious
Extra Examples
- She always felt uneasy with her body shape.她總是對自己的體形感到不安。
- We were starting to grow slightly uneasy.我們開始有些不安起來。
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- with
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not certain to last; not safe or settled不穩定的；靠不住的；不確定的
- an uneasy peace不會持久的和平
- The two sides eventually reached an uneasy compromise.雙方最終達成了暫時的妥協。
that does not enable you to relax or feel comfortable令人不安的；令人不舒服的；不安穩的
- She woke from an uneasy sleep to find the house empty.她睡得不安穩，醒來時發現屋子裏空無一人。
- They passed an uneasy night waiting for news from the hospital.他們度過了一個不安的夜晚，等待醫院的消息。
used to describe a mixture of two things, feelings, etc. that do not go well together不和諧的；不協調的；矛盾的
- an uneasy mix of humour and violence幽默與暴力的矛盾組合
- Old farmhouses and new villas stood together in uneasy proximity.破舊的農舍與嶄新的别墅比肩而立，很不協調。