| 釋義 |
坐臥不寧坐臥不安zuò wò bù níngbe hardlyable to have a moment’s rest; be on tenterhooks; be unable to sit down or sleep at ease; be very fidgety;feel restless
? 各事冗雜，亦難盡述，因此忙的鳳姐茶飯無心，～。(《紅樓夢》161)?As the day of the funeralapproached,a thousand and one affairs kept Xifeng so busy that she had no time to eat and was hardly able to have a moment’s rest.
?As a consequence she was far too busy to pay much attention to eating and drinking and could hardly sit or lie down for amoment in peace.
? 急轉(zhuǎn)直下的戰(zhàn)局，使許多黨政要人坐臥不安。(羅廣斌、楊益言《紅巖》510) The militarysituation was rapidly deteriorating and many important officials were becoming very fidgety.
? 卻說張飛在帳中，神思昏亂，動作恍惚，乃問部將曰：“吾今心驚肉顫，坐臥不安，此何意也？”(《三國演義》693) ZhangFei was greatly disturbed in his mind and restless. He told some of his subordinates that he was nervous and felt creepy and shivery and could not rest. What did itmean?/他水飯未咽，坐臥不安，…… (馮志《敵后武工隊》315) The sergeant had no appetite for his meals;he could not sit still.
? 匪首們這幾天可是坐臥不安，頻頻地核計著他們今后的命運，紛紛爭吵著他們將來的出路，耽心著他們的生死存亡。(曲波《林海雪原》482) But thebandit leaders could neither sit nor sleep at ease.They kept calculating their fate and quarrelling over what to do,worried whether they would live or die. 坐臥不寧寧（安）zuò wò bù nínɡ形容心情煩燥焦慮。feel restless, be on tenterhooks, be on pins and needles, be nervous |