坐卧不宁 [
zuò wò bù níng]
be unable to sit down or sleep at ease
be on tenterhooks
can neither sit nor sleep at ease
feel restless
- 她为此事整夜坐卧不宁。
She has been stewing over this thing all night. - 亨利,安静点!怎么像只鸡一样坐卧不宁。
Now, Henry, be quiet! You are as jumpy as a chicken. - 如果他们感到时间在悄悄流失而一无所得时(这里的“所得”是就快乐、工作价值或休息而言),他们便开始说话激动,坐卧不宁。
They begin to splutter and move restlessly about if they feel time is slipping away without some return -- be this in terms of pleasure, work value or rest.