nervous

英 [ˈnɜːvəs]

美 [ˈnɜːrvəs]

adj.  焦虑的; 担忧的; 惶恐的; 神经质的; 易紧张焦虑的; 胆怯的; 神经系统的

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2632 / COCA.2393

牛津词典

adj.

• 焦虑的；担忧的；惶恐的
  anxious about sth or afraid of sth
  1. Consumers are very nervous about the future.
     消费者对未来非常忧虑。
  2. He had been nervous about inviting us.
     他过去一直不敢邀请我们。
  3. The horse may be nervous of cars.
     这匹马可能害怕汽车。
  4. I felt really nervous before the interview.
     面试前我感到惶恐不安。
  5. a nervous glance/smile/voice (= one that shows that you feel anxious)
     胆怯的一瞥 / 微笑 / 声音
  6. By the time the police arrived, I was a nervous wreck .
     警察到达时，我已经紧张得不行了。
• 神经质的；易紧张焦虑的；胆怯的
  easily worried or frightened
  1. She was a thin, nervous girl.
     她是个瘦削而又胆怯的女孩儿。
  2. He's not the nervous type.
     他不是那种好紧张的人。
  3. She was of a nervous disposition .
     她生性容易紧张。
• 神经系统的
  connected with the body's nerves and often affecting you mentally or emotionally
  1. a nervous condition/disorder/disease
     神经系统疾病；神经紊乱；神经症
  2. She was in a state of nervous exhaustion .
     她的神经处于极度疲劳状态。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 神经紧张的;担忧的;焦虑的
  If someone isnervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
  1. The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election...
     该党对赢得下一次选举的前景深感忧虑。
  2. 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。
• ADJ-GRADED 神经质的;神经过敏的
  Anervousperson is very tense and easily upset.
  1. 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。
• ADJ 神经性的;神经的
  Anervousillness or condition is one that affects your emotions and your mental state.
  1. 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。
  2. He developed nervous problems after people began repeatedly correcting him.
     人们开始不停地纠正他的错误，之后他的神经就出现了问题。

英英释义

adj

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
  Synonym:skittishflightyspooky
• excited in anticipation
  Synonym:aflutter
• easily agitated
  1. a nervous addict
  2. a nervous thoroughbred
• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
  1. spent an anxious night waiting for the test results
  2. cast anxious glances behind her
  3. those nervous moments before takeoff
  4. an unquiet mind
  Synonym:anxiousqueasyuneasyunquiet
• of or relating to the nervous system
  1. nervous disease
  2. neural disorder
  Synonym:neural

双语例句

• He has an endearing habit of licking his lips when he's nervous
  他有个一紧张就舔嘴唇的可爱习惯。
• He's taking a dangerous drug: it acts very fast on the central nervous system
  他正在服用一种危险的药物：这种药物能很快影响到中枢神经系统。
• 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。
• What's she so nervous about?
  什么事情使她这样紧张？
• She seemed nervous or tense, and she was definitely short with me.
  她似乎很焦虑，抑或是很紧张，对我明显很不客气。
• He seems a bit nervous.
  他显得有点紧张。
• The child's nervous illness often threw her into convulsion.
  这孩子的神经性疾病常使她产生痉挛。
• She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself
  她感到紧张，对自己越来越没有信心。
• 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。
• She became so nervous that she shook violently
  她太紧张了，浑身抖得厉害。