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

• So you want to play nervous today?
  这么说你今天想装出一副紧张的样子了？
• He seems a bit nervous.
  他显得有点紧张。
• I'm always nervous when I make a speech.
  在发言时我总是感到紧张。
• It is through our nervous system that we adapt ourselves to our environment and to all external stimuli.
  我们是通过神经系统使自己适应环境及所有外部刺激的。
• His wife would not be able to cope and might suffer a nervous breakdown.
  他的妻子将无法接受，也许会精神崩溃。
• I was so nervous I got the giggles
  我紧张得傻笑起来。
• She was a nervous wreck, crying when anyone asked her about her experience.
  她是个极度神经质的人，有人问起她的经历时，她就哭。
• I was a little nervous when I announced my engagement to Grace, but I needn't have worried
  我宣布和格雷丝订婚时有点紧张，但我本不必担心的。
• 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。
• I suffered a nervous breakdown. It was a traumatic experience
  我曾经神经崩溃过。那是一次痛苦的经历。