汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 寢食難安
寢食難安 (寝食难安)
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled
() qǐn shí/sì () nán/nàn ān
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她晚上寝食难安并且祈祷上帝帮助她。

She couldn't eat or sleep that night and prayed to God to help her.

我的房子周围很安静,但我总是食不知味,寝食难安

My house is quiet, but I forget to eat (food is tasteless). I forget to sleep.

在整个狭长的英格兰中部,数百万人对按揭与就业问题寝食难安

Out in squeezed middle England, millions are terrified about their mortgages and jobs.

但只要跟老板们谈谈,你就会发现令他们寝食难安的大麻烦——人才短缺。

But talk to bosses and you discover a gnawing worry-about the supply of talent.