nervy

英 [ˈnɜːvi]

美 [ˈnɜːrvi]

adj.  焦虑的; 紧张的; 莽撞的; 冒失的

BNC.22681 / COCA.31100

牛津词典

adj.

• 焦虑的；紧张的
  anxious and nervous
• 莽撞的；冒失的
  brave and confident in a way that might offend other people, or show a lack of respect

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 紧张不安的;焦虑不安的;神经质的
  If someone isnervy, their behaviour shows that they are very tense or anxious, or they are the type of person who is easily upset.
  1. Sometimes dad was nice to us, but sometimes he was bad-tempered and nervy...
     爸爸有时对我们很好，但有时他脾气暴躁，焦虑不安。
  2. Alan was irritable, and very evidently in a nervy state.
     艾伦很急躁，很明显他处于紧张不安的状态。
• ADJ-GRADED 有胆量的;大胆的
  If you say that someone isnervy, you mean that their behaviour is bold or daring.
  1. John liked him because he was a nervy guy and would go out and shoot anybody who John wanted him to shoot.
     约翰喜欢他，因为他胆大，约翰想干掉谁他就会出门去一枪把那人干掉。

英英释义

adj

• offensively bold
  1. a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club
  2. a nervy thing to say
  Synonym:brashcheeky
• showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
  1. the nervy feats of mountaineers
• being in a tense state
  Synonym:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitteryjumpyoverstrungrestiveuptight

双语例句

• That nervy= rude teenager pushed in front of the younger children.
  那粗鲁的少年挤到比他年纪小的儿童们前面。
• "But why is it doctor that I am always so nervy, tense and ready to jump on anybody."
  “可是大夫，为什么我总是感到神经质、紧张、爱发脾气。”
• True, August had been pretty nervy when the first wave of subprime fears shook world markets.
  的确，去年8月份曾是一段相当紧张不安的时间，当时，第一波次级抵押贷款恐慌撼动了全球市场。
• She never recovered from it, and she was very nervy afterwards.
  她从此未复原过来，事后神经始终很紧张。
• The nervy feats of the mountaineers
  登山者有勇气的壮举
• Alan was irritable, and very evidently in a nervy state.
  艾伦很急躁，很明显他处于紧张不安的状态。
• We made sure we won the game, though, and that's the most important thing even if it was a bit nervy for the manager and the fans.
  我们确保我们赢得了比赛，虽然，这是最重要的事情，即使它有点自然令人紧张的经理和球迷。
• I'm always nervy before an exam.
  在考试之前我总是紧张不安。
• Kinda nervy for someone in your position to be running for homecoming queen.
  就你的立场而言竞选返校节皇后有点紧张吧。
• You were very nervy all through the ballet.
  你看芭蕾剧的时候一直很冷静。