Trouble in a society — people angry enough to protest, strike, riot, or fight. It is the standard news word for a country or region that is shaking but has not become a full war.

Trouble in a society社會裡的動盪people angry enough to protest, strike, riot, or fight人們生氣到會去抗議、罷工、暴動或打鬥It is the standard news word這是新聞裡標準會用的字for a country or region that is shaking用來講一個動盪不安的國家或地區but has not become a full war但還沒變成真正的戰爭

You will almost always see it with a describing word in front: political unrest, social unrest, civil unrest, student unrest, labour unrest, ethnic unrest. It is uncountable — say 'unrest', not 'an unrest' or 'unrests'. Common partners: unrest breaks out, spreads, grows, continues; troops are sent in to quell or put down unrest.

You will almost always see it with a describing word in front幾乎都會看到前面加一個形容詞political unrest, social unrest, civil unrest, student unrest, labour unrest, ethnic unrest政治動盪、社會動盪、內部動亂、學生運動、勞工抗爭、族群衝突It is uncountable這是不可數名詞say 'unrest', not 'an unrest' or 'unrests'要說「unrest」，不要說「an unrest」或「unrests」Common partners常見的搭配詞unrest breaks out, spreads, grows, continuesunrest會breaks out（爆發）、spreads（蔓延）、grows（擴大）、continues（持續）troops are sent in to quell or put down unrest會派軍隊去quell或put down unrest（鎮壓動亂）

There is a quieter, older use too, meaning restlessness in a person's heart — 'a deep unrest in his soul' — but that is literary and rare, and students will meet the political meaning almost every time.

There is a quieter, older use too還有一種比較安靜、比較舊的用法meaning restlessness in a person's heart意思是內心的不安'a deep unrest in his soul'「他靈魂深處的unrest」but that is literary and rare但這很文學、很少見and students will meet the political meaning almost every time學生幾乎每次遇到的都會是政治上的意思

Note the scale it suggests. Unrest is bigger than one demonstration and smaller than a war; it is the state of a whole population being unsettled and ready to act. News writers often prefer it because it is broad and does not commit to how violent things are.

Note the scale it suggests注意這個字暗示的規模Unrest is bigger than one demonstrationUnrest比一場示威還要大and smaller than a war但比戰爭小it is the state of a whole population being unsettled and ready to act是整個社會都不安、隨時可能行動的狀態News writers often prefer it新聞寫作者常常偏好用這個字because it is broad因為它很籠統and does not commit to how violent things are也不用講清楚事情有多暴力