"climb the walls" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 坐立不安
• 焦躁难耐

Definition

感到极度焦虑、无聊或坐立不安，经常无法静下来。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于口语，表示因无聊、焦虑或限制而非常烦躁、坐立不安。不是字面意思“爬墙”。类似表达有“待不住了、疯了”之意。

Examples

After one week at home, I started to climb the walls.

在家待了一周后，我开始**坐立不安**了。

When the internet went down, the kids began to climb the walls.

网络断了后，孩子们开始**坐立不安**了。

She hates being bored; she always climbs the walls if she has nothing to do.

她讨厌无聊，没有事情做就会**坐立不安**。

I’m climbing the walls waiting for the test results.

等考试结果的这段时间我简直**坐立不安**。

By the third hour of traffic, he was ready to climb the walls.

堵车到第三个小时时，他已经**快疯了**。

If I have to stay at home all weekend, I’ll climb the walls.

如果整个周末都要待在家里，我会**坐立不安**。