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nervously

/nur-vuhs/US // ˈnɜr vəs //UK // (ˈnɜːvəs) //

紧张地,紧张兮兮地,紧张兮兮,紧张的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
    • : of or relating to the nerves: nervous tension.
    • : affecting the nerves: nervous diseases.
    • : experiencing, characterized by, or originating in a nervous system disorder.
    • : characterized by or attended with acute uneasiness or apprehension: a nervous moment for us all.
    • : having or containing nerves.
    • : sinewy or strong.
    • : Archaic. vigorous or spirited.

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Examples

  • Many people remain nervous about going into stores as long as infection and death rates remain high.

  • Some chains allow the really nervous self-isolator to sing alone in a room in their establishment but be linked online to any other rooms in their nationwide network to form a virtual group.

  • It’s understandable, then, that some viewers might be nervous when it comes to how queerness will manifest in the updated Mulan.

  • Physiologically, this explanation focuses on the nervous system, which delivers the electrical signals that control our muscles and physical functions.

  • People get nervous when the dog-sized predators hunt and forage in their backyards.

  • George took his acoustic guitar and began showing me the chord changes, which I nervously wrote out on a chord chart.

  • She had watched the movie nervously for the first time that afternoon, worried that it would spark memories she had buried.

  • Moments before he begins to rap, his eyes dart nervously around.

  • “Mr. Richardson just dropped his pressure,” he said nervously about the brain-damaged patient in the CCU.

  • Pictures and videos of the animal show him swaying nervously, crying in pain, and lying flat on the concrete.

  • "So that is Jim Poindexter, the bloody villain," muttered the boy between his set teeth, and nervously fingering his revolver.

  • With hands nervously working within her muff, she suddenly missed the handkerchief which she had placed there.

  • He put on his soft hat and nervously took it off again, and wiping his face with his handkerchief, complained of the heat.

  • The eddies beyond the breakwater were a light and delicate mauve and looked nervously alive.

  • Mrs. Ducksmith shot a timid glance at him and the knitting needles clicked together nervously.