unrest

英 [ʌnˈrest]

美 [ʌnˈrest]

n.  动荡; 动乱; 骚动

复数：unrests　

高考IELTSTEM8医学

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

• 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。
• 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。
• Social unrest, never far below the surface in Brazil, has erupted over the last few days
  巴西一直以来一触即发的社会不安定因素在过去的几天里爆发了。
• Urban poverty and squalor are strongly linked to disease outbreaks, social unrest, crime and violence.
  城市贫困和污浊的环境与疾病暴发、社会动荡、犯罪和暴力密切相关。
• The European Union is faced with a rolling sovereign debt crisis and social unrest.
  欧盟（EU）的主权债务危机和社会动荡此起彼伏。
• In this world of global warming and political unrest.
  在这个全球变暖和政治动荡的世界里。
• 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。
• We have put an end to the social unrest and upheaval of that time.
  我们结束了那个时期的社会动荡和纷扰不安的局面。
• There are growing signs of more broadly-based popular unrest.
  越来越多的迹象表明，民众骚乱呈现扩大化趋势。
• Imported products would be in short supply, creating serious political and social unrest throughout the country.
  进口产品短缺，造成波及全国的严重政治和社会动荡。