nervous

adj.焦虑的；紧张不安的；神经质的

adj.

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。

nervous 紧张的

来自nerve,神经，神经质。引申词义紧张的。

1. 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。
2. I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.
   我曾经有过一次精神崩溃，好像天塌了一样。
3. There was a nervous edge to his voice.
   他的声音有些紧张。
4. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
   因为正在使用很多昂贵的设备，所以我非常紧张。
5. I was so nervous I got the giggles
   我紧张得傻笑起来。
6. 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。
7. She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself
   她感到紧张，对自己越来越没有信心。
8. My God, I've never seen you so nervous
   天哪，我从没见你这么紧张过。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown
    他能明显地看出我快要精神崩溃了。
18. So you want to play nervous today?
    这么说你今天想装出一副紧张的样子了？
19. Surprisingly, she didn't feel nervous, or regretful about her actions.
    令人惊讶的是，她并没有对她的行为感到紧张或后悔。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. She became so nervous that she shook violently
    她太紧张了，浑身抖得厉害。
23. 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。
24. Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.
    菲利普在地板上踱来踱去，一副典型的神经紧张的准爸爸形象。
25. He got nervous again at the college entrance examination this year.
    今年高考他又憷场了。
26. He seems a bit nervous.
    他显得有点紧张。
27. I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.
    我在6月的一个炎热的上午到那儿，因为心情非常沮丧竟不感到紧张了。
28. 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。
29. What's she so nervous about?
    什么事情使她这样紧张？
30. I'm always nervous when I make a speech.
    在发言时我总是感到紧张。