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词组 nervous
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nervous /ˈnɜːvəs $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjective worried or frightened about something, and unable to relaxverbsfeel nervous He looked at her for so long that she began to feel nervous.get/become nervous Everyone gets nervous before a big game.seem/appear nervous She seemed nervous at first, but her presentation was good.look/sound nervous He sounded nervous and uncertain.make sb nervous Being alone in the house made her nervous.adverbsslightly nervous also a little nervous Looking slightly nervous, Paul began to speak. | I was a little nervous before the interview.extremely nervous The policeman noticed that the driver seemed extremely nervous.understandably nervous The musicians are understandably nervous about their first appearance on TV.nounsa nervous smile/laugh/giggle “It doesn’t matter,” she said, with a nervous smile.nervous laughter His comment was met with nervous laughter.a nervous look/glance Lucy swallowed as she sent him a nervous glance.nervous tension/excitement (=a feeling of being very tense or excited and nervous) It was the play’s opening night, and Gloria was in a state of nervous tension.a nervous wait (=a wait for something which makes you feel nervous) They are facing a nervous wait for the results.a nervous start After a nervous start, the team seemed to grow in confidence.prepositionsnervous of sb/sth (=frightened) We were all a bit nervous of him at first.nervous about sth She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.phrasesbe a nervous wreck (=be so nervous or worried that you cannot deal with a situation) By the time I got to the interview, I was a nervous wreck.people of a nervous disposition formal (=people who are easily frightened) It’s a horror movie which is definitely not for people of a nervous disposition.THESAURUS: nervous tense worried and unable to relax in a way that makes you get angry or upset easily: Mary’s problems at work were making her tense and irritable.Tense is often used about a situation or period when you feel nervous: I didn't want to make a tense situation worse. Laura and I sat in tense silence, waiting for news. uneasy nervous because you feel that something bad might happen, so that you are unable to relax until the danger has passed: I began to feel uneasy when he still hadn’t phoned by 11 o’clock. | Fred is uneasy about the future, particularly for his children. on edge if you are on edge or your nerves are on edge, you feel nervous because you are worried about what might happen: My nerves were on edge, waiting for the results of the test. | The announcements about job losses have put all the employees on edge (=made them worried). neurotic nervous and anxious in a way that is not normal or reasonable: She’s completely neurotic about food hygiene. | I'm worried that I'm becoming a neurotic mother. edgy/jumpy/jittery nervous because you are worried about what might happen: Investors are a little edgy about the financial markets these days. | There was a lot of pressure on the team tonight and that’s why they were a little jumpy. highly strung BrE high strung AmE becoming nervous or upset easily because that is your character: Like many musicians, he’s very sensitive and highly strung. be a nervous wreck to feel extremely nervous and unable to relax: After 10 months of teaching, I was a total nervous wreck. have butterflies (in your stomach) informal to feel nervous about something that you are going to do very soon because it is important and you want to do it well: Actors often have butterflies before going on stage.
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