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heebie-jeebies

/hee-bee-jee-beez/US // ˈhi biˈdʒi biz //UK // (ˈhiːbɪˈdʒiːbɪz) //

鸡皮疙瘩,恐惧症,晕眩,恐怖的热潮

Related Words

anxiety焦虑,忧虑,焦虑不安,担忧jump跳跃,跃,跳,跃跃欲试shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动nerves神经,神经系统,神经病,神经病学tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动dither抖动,颤抖,颤动,颤振fidget烦躁不安,烦躁,盘弄,烦扰tenseness紧张程度,紧张性,紧张度,紧张shakes摇晃,晃动,震动,颤抖willies威尔士,威廉姆斯,威尔士人,威廉斯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Slang.

    • : Usually the heebie-jeebies . a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies: Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounjitters
Synonyms
anxiety焦虑,忧虑,焦虑不安,担忧dither抖动,颤抖,颤动,颤振fidget烦躁不安,烦躁,盘弄,烦扰jump跳跃,跃,跳,跃跃欲试nerves神经,神经系统,神经病,神经病学shiver颤抖,哆嗦,颤动,抖动tenseness紧张程度,紧张性,紧张度,紧张tremble颤抖,震颤,抖动,颤动willies威尔士,威廉姆斯,威尔士人,威廉斯

Examples

  • Whatever it is, the thing gave me the heebie-jeebies for a minute.

  • "Something in there gives me the heeby-jeebies," she said, pointing.

  • If it takes all this detail to fly straight and level, I'll get the heebie-jeebies when it comes to acrobatics!

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