unease

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·ease /ʌnˈiːz/ noun [uncountable] NERVOUSa feeling of worry or slight fear about something 不自在；忧虑，不安sense/feeling of unease As she neared the door, Amy felt a growing sense of unease. 埃米走向门口时感到越来越不安。 public unease about defence policy 民众对国防政策的忧虑

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unease• He felt a curious mixture of elation and unease.• A fire truck or an ambulance whoops somewhere beyond the window, adding cruelly to my unease.• A frown touched her brow to recall the feeling of unease that had gripped her during that brief conversation.• There is a growing sense of unease in the financial world about the industry's future.• He felt a twinge of unease even now at the memory.• Hess, however, took it with equanimity, and laughed at Edward's own unease.• Those inequities have fed the public unease, and they appear to have yielded at least cosmetic results.• The planning at Brighton revealed some of the unease in relations with the local authority.sense/feeling of unease• Because of his success in Hollywood, Korngold's music seems to breed a sense of unease among the musically established.• It was just a gut feeling, a sense of unease.• Nevertheless, a feeling of unease persists about the face validity of these accounts.• The fight may have been over and apologies rendered, but there was still a sense of unease and distrust.• Three simultaneous hostage crises involving Chechen rebels added to a sense of unease.• The laughter faded away, leaving me with a sense of unease.• Her brooding sense of unease wouldn't be placated by his explanation.• She never lost her feeling of unease.

un·ease nounChineseSyllable

of or fear feeling a slight Corpus worry

unease
un‧ease /ʌnˈiːz/