1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]神经紧张的;担忧的;焦虑的 If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour. 神经紧张的;担忧的;焦虑的 [Also + of]
The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election. [+ about]
该党对赢得下一次选举的前景深感忧虑。
She described Mr Hutchinson as nervous and jumpy after his wife's disappearance.
据她描述,哈钦森先生自从妻子失踪后变得神经兮兮、一惊一乍的。
nervously
Brunhilde stood up nervously as the men came into the room.
那些人进屋时,布伦希尔德紧张地站了起来。
Nervously clutching our glasses of chilled wine, we gathered on the terrace.
我们聚集在露台上,手里紧张地握着盛有冰镇葡萄酒的酒杯。
nervousness
I smiled warmly so he wouldn't see my nervousness.
我热情地微笑着,所以他不会看出我的紧张。
2ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]神经质的;神经过敏的 A nervous person is very tense and easily upset. 神经质的;神经过敏的
She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
她显然是一个很神经质的女人,这一点影响了她的事业。
3ADJ [ADJ n]神经性的;神经的 A nervous illness or condition is one that affects your emotions and your mental state. 神经性的;神经的
The number of nervous disorders was rising in the region.
该地区神经紊乱患者的人数在上升。
He developed nervous problems after people began repeatedly correcting him.
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound顯得緊張;緊張;感覺緊張;看上去緊張;好像緊張;聽起來緊張◇Both men appeared nervous.兩個人都顯得很緊張。➤become, get, grow變得緊張;開始緊張▸➤make sb使某人緊張◇Sit down-you're making me nervous!坐下吧 - 你站着讓我很緊張!ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常緊張▸➤desperately, highly, incredibly極度緊張;非常緊張◇He had worked himself up into a highly nervous state.他使自己處在高度緊張的狀態。➤increasingly愈加緊張➤almost幾乎有點兒神經質➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍有些緊張▸➤suddenly突然緊張➤clearly, obviously, visibly顯然/明顯/顯而易見地緊張➤understandably可理解地緊張PREPOSITION➤about對⋯緊張◇nervous about the wedding對婚禮感到緊張➤at因⋯緊張◇nervous at what might happen對可能發生的事情感到緊張➤of害怕⋯◇I was slightly nervous of him.我有點兒怕他。
nervous adj. ⇨nervous (a nervous disposition)⇨worried (nervous about sth)nervous
adjective
nervous ♦︎ neurotic ♦︎ edgy ♦︎ on edge ♦︎ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or behaving in a frightened way.这些词均形容人神经质的、易紧张焦虑的、胆怯的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a nervous / neurotic man / woman / girl◆to feel nervous / edgy / on edge / jittery◆a bit nervous / edgy / on edge / jittery◆very nervous / edgy / jittery■nervouseasily worried or frightened神经质的;易紧张焦虑的;胆怯的◆He's not the nervous type.他不是那种易于紧张的人。◆She was of a nervous disposition.她生性容易紧张。OPPrelaxed ⇨ calmadj. see also nervous ⇨ worried▸nerves
noun
[plural] ◆She was a bag / bundle of nerves.她非常紧张。◆I need something to calm / soothe / steady my nerves.我需要点东西来稳定一下我的情绪。 see also get on sb's nerves ⇨ annoy■neurotic njʊəˈrɒtɪk; NAmEnʊˈrɑːtɪknot behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about sth神经质的;神经过敏的◆She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。◆He's a brilliant but neurotic actor.他是个杰出但有些神经质的演员。 see also neurotic ⇨ mentally ill■edgy (informal) nervous or bad-tempered, especially because you are worried about what might happen(尤指因担心可能发生的事而)紧张的,烦躁的,易怒的◆He became edgy and defensive.他变得烦躁不安且心存戒心。◆After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital.最近的骚乱之后,首都平静得令人不安。■on ˈedge
idiom
edgy紧张不安的;烦躁的◆She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。NOTE辨析 Edgy or on edge?These expressions have the same meaning but edgy can also describe a time or event.这两个表达方式含义相同,但edgy亦可描述某一时刻或事情◆It was an edgy match with both players making mistakes.这是一场令人紧张的比赛,两名选手均出了差错。On edge can also describe sb's nerves. * on edge亦可形容人的紧张状态◆His nerves had been on edge(= he had been nervous or bad-tempered) all day.他一整天都惶惶不安。■jitteryˈdʒɪtəri (informal) anxious and nervous, especially about what might happen紧张不安的;心神不宁的◆All this talk of war was making him jittery.所有这些关于战争的传言让他心神不宁。▸jitters (often常作the jitters)
noun
[plural] ◆We all had the jitters-we were worried we'd lose our jobs.我们都紧张不安,担心自己会失业。