寝食不安qǐn shí bù āncan hardly eat or sleep;feel uneasy even when eating and sleeping; have no peace of mind day and night; unable to sleep and dine at ease
❍ 他们的回电是命令熊式辉着即枪毙，加以刺蒋案件忙得这班走狗们～，所以枪毙的执行乃更加迅速。(《周恩来选集》上—27) The Committee’s telegram in reply ordered Xiong Shihui to carry out the execution immediately. Since these lackeys were already fully occupied with the case of the attempted assassination of Chiang Kai-shek,the execution was carried out with even greater haste than usual.
❍ 我在这些念头的折磨下，过了十多天～的日子。(爱新觉罗·溥仪《我的前半生》451) I spent ten uneasy days tormented by such thoughts. 寝食不安feel worried waking or sleeping;unable to sleep and eat peacefully 寝食不安qǐn shí bù ān睡不踏实，吃饭没有味道。形容有心事，昼夜难眠。be worried waking or sleeping, feel uneasy even when eating and sleeping |