nervous
adj
ˈnɜːvəs adj
1 worried or frightened about something, and unable to relax 神经紧张的; 焦虑不安的; 害怕的，胆怯的;
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She was so nervous about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.
考试让她紧张得睡不着觉。
I wish you’d stop looking at me like that. You’re making me nervous .
我希望你不要再那样看着我了。 你让我紧张。
feel/get nervous
Paul always gets nervous whenever he has to give a presentation.
一到要作介绍的时候保罗总觉得紧张。
nervous smile/laugh/look/glance
‘Don’t be silly,’ she said with a nervous laugh. ‘There’s no such thing as ghosts.’
“别傻了，”她紧张地笑了笑，“这世上没有鬼这种东西。”
By the time I got into the interview I was a nervous wreck (=was extremely nervous) .
到了面试的时候我紧张得要命。
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We were all a bit nervous of him at first (=frightened of him) .
起初我们都有点怕他。
2 often becoming worried or frightened, and easily upset 神经脆弱的，神经质的
She’s a nervous, sensitive child.
她是一个胆怯而敏感的孩子。
The film is unsuitable for people of a nervous disposition (=who are easily frightened) .
这部影片不适合生性容易紧张的人看。
3 related to the nerves in your body 神经系统的，神经方面的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
nervous condition/illness/disorder
She was suffering from a nervous condition.
她患上了一种神经方面的疾病。
He had a nervous twitch (=his body made small, uncontrolled movements) .
他身体出现神经性抽搐。
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nervous exhaustion/strain
a mental condition in which you feel very tired, usually caused by working too hard or by a difficult emotional problem 神经疲劳/紧张
She smiled nervously.
她紧张地笑了笑。
Mike’s nervousness showed in his voice.
迈克的声音里透着紧张不安。
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nervous
If you are , you cannot relax because you are worried about something that you have to do. nervous意为“紧张的”，表示为某件必须做的事而担忧，心情难以放松
I was nervous about my job interview.
求职面试让我紧张不安。
He sounded really nervous when he first started speaking.
他刚开始发言的时候很紧张。
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anxious
If you are , you are very worried about something that may happen or may have happened, over which you feel you have no control. anxious意为“焦虑的”，表示为某件可能发生的事或已经发生的事担忧，因为你对这件事无能为力
When she didn’t come home from school her parents began to get anxious.
她放学没回家，她的父母开始着急。
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nervous annoyed irritated
Do not use to talk about angry feelings. Use or . 想表达气愤的情绪时，不要用nervous，而要用 annoyed 或 irritated。
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annoyed
If you are , you feel slightly angry with someone because of what they have done. annoyed意为“气恼的”，表示对某人所做的事略感生气
I was annoyed that he kept me waiting.
他一直让我等，我觉得很气恼。
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irritated
If you are , you are made slightly angry by something that keeps happening. irritated意为“恼火的”，表示为不断重复发生的某事觉得生气
Irritated by their giggling, he told them to be quiet.
被他们的傻笑惹烦了，他叫他们安静下来。
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get on your nerves
If someone is irritating you, you can say that they ( NOT 不说 ‘on your nervous’). 如果某人让你心烦，可以说 get on your nerves
His fidgeting is getting on my nerves.
他的坐立不安让我感到心烦。