Definition of nervous in English:

nervous

adjective ˈnəːvəsˈnərvəs

1Easily agitated or alarmed.
a sensitive, nervous person
一个神经质的人。
Example sentencesExamples
- I consider myself to be a strong person and really do feel for those who are of a nervous disposition anyway as this is terrifying enough.
- In addition his is always jittery, nervous and panicky, always worried, always tense, never able to relax.
- Poppy's nervous, as there's no horror in it, and precious little angst.
Synonyms
highly strung, easily frightened, easily agitated, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic, hysterical
timid, timorous, mousy, shy, fearful, frightened, frightened of one's own shadow, apprehensive, scared
British nervy
informal trepidatious
1. 1.1 Anxious or apprehensive.
  焦虑的；不安的
  staying in the house on her own made her nervous
  独自一个人待在屋子里让她感到焦虑不安。
  he's nervous of speaking in public
  Example sentencesExamples
  Warn the airline if you are exceptionally nervous about flying.
  Backstage, she admitted to being nervous about her debut live performance.
  Not that I had anything to really be nervous about, you understand.
  I was really nervous about the gig because I'd have to introduce him.
  You're jittery, and shaky, and always seem slightly nervous about something.
  I was nervous about the whole thing and worried that something bad would happen to us all.
  I was pretty nervous about what to post, so the kind feedback is truly appreciated!
  We were pretty stressed and nervous about taking Arthur after the horrible accident of last weekend.
  I was, as ever, tense and nervous about the whole thing but I found it quite interesting and nicely handled.
  He admits being a little shy and nervous about sending his work off to big labels, but realizes it's gotta get done.
  I wasn't nervous about how the play would be received - nothing like that at all.
  The days are gone when I am going to get nervous about games or worry about whether or not I play well.
  Foreign investors are nervous about coming in because of the deteriorating security situation.
  I was getting nervous about my caretaker because I hadn't heard from him in a few days.
  You must have been a little bit nervous of what the safety situation is there.
  Investors were uneasy about its profit outlook and nervous about the Australian business.
  But we have been nervous about the UK economy overheating for some time now.
  Yes, I think we are almost at the leading edge, but I am a bit nervous about getting too far ahead.
  His first show in the city, Rocky was plainly nervous about the response.
  Some visitors are still nervous about coming to the townships of Soweto.
  Synonyms
  anxious, worried, apprehensive, on edge, edgy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile
  informal with butterflies in one's stomach, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, wired, in a stew, all of a dither, all of a doodah, in a sweat, in a flap, in a tizz/tizzy, all of a lather, het up, in a twitter
  British informal strung up, stressy, windy, having kittens, like a cat on hot bricks
  North American informal spooky, squirrelly, in a twit
  Australian/New Zealand informal toey
  British vulgar slang shitting bricks, bricking oneself
  dated overstrung
2. 1.2 (of a feeling or reaction) resulting from anxiety or anticipation.
  （感觉，反应）紧张造成的
  nervous energy
  由于紧张而产生的充沛精力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  A cry of nervous excitement broke through the chill, winter air and Washington nodded once more grimly.
  They will also know that dogs that do not receive enough exercise tend to chew, bark and bite as their excess nervous energy builds up.
  Thoroughly demoralized by my dream, I was in a state of nervous fright by the time I got to the venue.
  I eyed the folder in her hands with both nervous excitement and a little bit of foreboding.
  The thought of his blind date gives him a rush of anticipatory nervous excitement.
  Most of the girls were up at the crack of dawn because of their nervous excitement.
  There is a kind of indifferent nervous energy in the later works which makes this quite plausible.
  He has a nervous energy that makes his onstage presence intense and mesmerizing.
  It is an excited nervous feeling though, full of expectation and anticipation.
  By the time the race takes place, I was feeling something of the nervous excitement which grips the city.
  He is wearing a white polo and dark jeans and he is biting his lip in a fit of nervous anxiety.
  Feet slipping beneath them, they gripped the rail and stared at the ice, nervous excitement etched on their faces.
  The end result of all that nervous energy was, unsurprisingly, an ugly push into the rough and a bogey start.
  Jimmy always talked through matches, almost like a nervous reaction.
  Up in the scorebox, Christie kept the board ticking along with all the nervous energy that explains why he hates just watching.
  I had been pacing around on the patio burning off nervous energy and this brought me to a halt.
  I commented on this and was told the rashes were a nervous reaction to low-flying jets and explosions.
  Taxiing back from our test flight, there was a kind of nervous excitement in the cabin.
  The nervous and physical energy expended drained him in the second half, hence his withdrawal, said Williamson.
  So Fiona Shaw presents us with a woman who is wreathed in actorly display yet is also in a state of nervous panic.
  Synonyms
  embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, tense, edgy
2Relating to or affecting the nerves.
与神经有关的，影响神经的
a nervous disorder
神经紊乱。
Example sentencesExamples
- He attributed the nervous disorders of his later life to the shock of these deaths.
- Too ill to work and plagued by nervous disorders, these victims have almost given up on life.
- One might imagine that nervous tissue consists of nerve cells and very little else.
- He isolated it as a nervous disease and explained it physiologically as a disorder of the brain.
- Stress and other psychological factors such as anxiety cause bowel symptoms by affecting this nervous control.
- He also said the woman's case history files showed she had been treated for nervous disorders.
- This aspect may cause frequent headaches and also can produce nervous disorders.
Synonyms
neurological, neural, neuro-

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses 'containing nerves' and 'relating to the nerves'): from Latin nervosus 'sinewy, vigorous', from nervus 'sinew' (see nerve). sense 1 dates from the mid 18th century.

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Definition of nervous in US English:

nervous

adjectiveˈnərvəsˈnərvəs

1Easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; highly strung.
神经质的，神经紧张的；情绪不安的
a sensitive, nervous person
一个神经质的人。
these quick, nervous birds
这些敏捷、焦躁不安的鸟儿。
Example sentencesExamples
- Poppy's nervous, as there's no horror in it, and precious little angst.
- In addition his is always jittery, nervous and panicky, always worried, always tense, never able to relax.
- I consider myself to be a strong person and really do feel for those who are of a nervous disposition anyway as this is terrifying enough.
Synonyms
highly strung, easily frightened, easily agitated, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic, hysterical
1. 1.1 Anxious or apprehensive.
  焦虑的；不安的
  staying in the house on her own made her nervous
  独自一个人待在屋子里让她感到焦虑不安。
  I was nervous about my new job
  Example sentencesExamples
  Investors were uneasy about its profit outlook and nervous about the Australian business.
  We were pretty stressed and nervous about taking Arthur after the horrible accident of last weekend.
  I wasn't nervous about how the play would be received - nothing like that at all.
  The days are gone when I am going to get nervous about games or worry about whether or not I play well.
  Not that I had anything to really be nervous about, you understand.
  You're jittery, and shaky, and always seem slightly nervous about something.
  Some visitors are still nervous about coming to the townships of Soweto.
  I was really nervous about the gig because I'd have to introduce him.
  I was nervous about the whole thing and worried that something bad would happen to us all.
  Backstage, she admitted to being nervous about her debut live performance.
  Warn the airline if you are exceptionally nervous about flying.
  I was, as ever, tense and nervous about the whole thing but I found it quite interesting and nicely handled.
  I was getting nervous about my caretaker because I hadn't heard from him in a few days.
  I was pretty nervous about what to post, so the kind feedback is truly appreciated!
  Foreign investors are nervous about coming in because of the deteriorating security situation.
  He admits being a little shy and nervous about sending his work off to big labels, but realizes it's gotta get done.
  His first show in the city, Rocky was plainly nervous about the response.
  You must have been a little bit nervous of what the safety situation is there.
  Yes, I think we are almost at the leading edge, but I am a bit nervous about getting too far ahead.
  But we have been nervous about the UK economy overheating for some time now.
  Synonyms
  anxious, worried, apprehensive, on edge, edgy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile
2. 1.2 (of a feeling or reaction) resulting from anxiety or anticipation.
  （感觉，反应）紧张造成的
  nervous energy
  由于紧张而产生的充沛精力。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They will also know that dogs that do not receive enough exercise tend to chew, bark and bite as their excess nervous energy builds up.
  Feet slipping beneath them, they gripped the rail and stared at the ice, nervous excitement etched on their faces.
  He has a nervous energy that makes his onstage presence intense and mesmerizing.
  The nervous and physical energy expended drained him in the second half, hence his withdrawal, said Williamson.
  Up in the scorebox, Christie kept the board ticking along with all the nervous energy that explains why he hates just watching.
  He is wearing a white polo and dark jeans and he is biting his lip in a fit of nervous anxiety.
  Most of the girls were up at the crack of dawn because of their nervous excitement.
  Thoroughly demoralized by my dream, I was in a state of nervous fright by the time I got to the venue.
  So Fiona Shaw presents us with a woman who is wreathed in actorly display yet is also in a state of nervous panic.
  Taxiing back from our test flight, there was a kind of nervous excitement in the cabin.
  By the time the race takes place, I was feeling something of the nervous excitement which grips the city.
  The thought of his blind date gives him a rush of anticipatory nervous excitement.
  A cry of nervous excitement broke through the chill, winter air and Washington nodded once more grimly.
  The end result of all that nervous energy was, unsurprisingly, an ugly push into the rough and a bogey start.
  There is a kind of indifferent nervous energy in the later works which makes this quite plausible.
  I had been pacing around on the patio burning off nervous energy and this brought me to a halt.
  I eyed the folder in her hands with both nervous excitement and a little bit of foreboding.
  I commented on this and was told the rashes were a nervous reaction to low-flying jets and explosions.
  Jimmy always talked through matches, almost like a nervous reaction.
  It is an excited nervous feeling though, full of expectation and anticipation.
  Synonyms
  embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, tense, edgy
2Relating to or affecting the nerves.
与神经有关的，影响神经的
a nervous disorder
神经紊乱。
Example sentencesExamples
- One might imagine that nervous tissue consists of nerve cells and very little else.
- This aspect may cause frequent headaches and also can produce nervous disorders.
- He attributed the nervous disorders of his later life to the shock of these deaths.
- Stress and other psychological factors such as anxiety cause bowel symptoms by affecting this nervous control.
- He also said the woman's case history files showed she had been treated for nervous disorders.
- He isolated it as a nervous disease and explained it physiologically as a disorder of the brain.
- Too ill to work and plagued by nervous disorders, these victims have almost given up on life.
Synonyms
neurological, neural, neuro-

Origin

Late Middle English (in the senses ‘containing nerves’ and ‘relating to the nerves’): from Latin nervosus ‘sinewy, vigorous’, from nervus ‘sinew’ (see nerve). nervous (sense 1) dates from the mid 18th century.

词汇	nervous
释义	Definition of nervous in English: nervous adjective ˈnəːvəsˈnərvəs 1Easily agitated or alarmed. a sensitive, nervous person 一个神经质的人。 Example sentencesExamples I consider myself to be a strong person and really do feel for those who are of a nervous disposition anyway as this is terrifying enough. In addition his is always jittery, nervous and panicky, always worried, always tense, never able to relax. Poppy's nervous, as there's no horror in it, and precious little angst. Synonyms highly strung, easily frightened, easily agitated, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic, hysterical timid, timorous, mousy, shy, fearful, frightened, frightened of one's own shadow, apprehensive, scared British nervy informal trepidatious 1.1 Anxious or apprehensive. 焦虑的；不安的 staying in the house on her own made her nervous 独自一个人待在屋子里让她感到焦虑不安。 he's nervous of speaking in public Example sentencesExamples Warn the airline if you are exceptionally nervous about flying. Backstage, she admitted to being nervous about her debut live performance. Not that I had anything to really be nervous about, you understand. I was really nervous about the gig because I'd have to introduce him. You're jittery, and shaky, and always seem slightly nervous about something. I was nervous about the whole thing and worried that something bad would happen to us all. I was pretty nervous about what to post, so the kind feedback is truly appreciated! We were pretty stressed and nervous about taking Arthur after the horrible accident of last weekend. I was, as ever, tense and nervous about the whole thing but I found it quite interesting and nicely handled. He admits being a little shy and nervous about sending his work off to big labels, but realizes it's gotta get done. I wasn't nervous about how the play would be received - nothing like that at all. The days are gone when I am going to get nervous about games or worry about whether or not I play well. Foreign investors are nervous about coming in because of the deteriorating security situation. I was getting nervous about my caretaker because I hadn't heard from him in a few days. You must have been a little bit nervous of what the safety situation is there. Investors were uneasy about its profit outlook and nervous about the Australian business. But we have been nervous about the UK economy overheating for some time now. Yes, I think we are almost at the leading edge, but I am a bit nervous about getting too far ahead. His first show in the city, Rocky was plainly nervous about the response. Some visitors are still nervous about coming to the townships of Soweto. Synonyms anxious, worried, apprehensive, on edge, edgy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile informal with butterflies in one's stomach, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, wired, in a stew, all of a dither, all of a doodah, in a sweat, in a flap, in a tizz/tizzy, all of a lather, het up, in a twitter British informal strung up, stressy, windy, having kittens, like a cat on hot bricks North American informal spooky, squirrelly, in a twit Australian/New Zealand informal toey British vulgar slang shitting bricks, bricking oneself dated overstrung 1.2 (of a feeling or reaction) resulting from anxiety or anticipation. （感觉，反应）紧张造成的 nervous energy 由于紧张而产生的充沛精力。 Example sentencesExamples A cry of nervous excitement broke through the chill, winter air and Washington nodded once more grimly. They will also know that dogs that do not receive enough exercise tend to chew, bark and bite as their excess nervous energy builds up. Thoroughly demoralized by my dream, I was in a state of nervous fright by the time I got to the venue. I eyed the folder in her hands with both nervous excitement and a little bit of foreboding. The thought of his blind date gives him a rush of anticipatory nervous excitement. Most of the girls were up at the crack of dawn because of their nervous excitement. There is a kind of indifferent nervous energy in the later works which makes this quite plausible. He has a nervous energy that makes his onstage presence intense and mesmerizing. It is an excited nervous feeling though, full of expectation and anticipation. By the time the race takes place, I was feeling something of the nervous excitement which grips the city. He is wearing a white polo and dark jeans and he is biting his lip in a fit of nervous anxiety. Feet slipping beneath them, they gripped the rail and stared at the ice, nervous excitement etched on their faces. The end result of all that nervous energy was, unsurprisingly, an ugly push into the rough and a bogey start. Jimmy always talked through matches, almost like a nervous reaction. Up in the scorebox, Christie kept the board ticking along with all the nervous energy that explains why he hates just watching. I had been pacing around on the patio burning off nervous energy and this brought me to a halt. I commented on this and was told the rashes were a nervous reaction to low-flying jets and explosions. Taxiing back from our test flight, there was a kind of nervous excitement in the cabin. The nervous and physical energy expended drained him in the second half, hence his withdrawal, said Williamson. So Fiona Shaw presents us with a woman who is wreathed in actorly display yet is also in a state of nervous panic. Synonyms embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, tense, edgy 2Relating to or affecting the nerves. 与神经有关的，影响神经的 a nervous disorder 神经紊乱。 Example sentencesExamples He attributed the nervous disorders of his later life to the shock of these deaths. Too ill to work and plagued by nervous disorders, these victims have almost given up on life. One might imagine that nervous tissue consists of nerve cells and very little else. He isolated it as a nervous disease and explained it physiologically as a disorder of the brain. Stress and other psychological factors such as anxiety cause bowel symptoms by affecting this nervous control. He also said the woman's case history files showed she had been treated for nervous disorders. This aspect may cause frequent headaches and also can produce nervous disorders. Synonyms neurological, neural, neuro- Origin Late Middle English (in the senses 'containing nerves' and 'relating to the nerves'): from Latin nervosus 'sinewy, vigorous', from nervus 'sinew' (see nerve). sense 1 dates from the mid 18th century. Video Definition of nervous in US English: nervous adjectiveˈnərvəsˈnərvəs 1Easily agitated or alarmed; tending to be anxious; highly strung. 神经质的，神经紧张的；情绪不安的 a sensitive, nervous person 一个神经质的人。 these quick, nervous birds 这些敏捷、焦躁不安的鸟儿。 Example sentencesExamples Poppy's nervous, as there's no horror in it, and precious little angst. In addition his is always jittery, nervous and panicky, always worried, always tense, never able to relax. I consider myself to be a strong person and really do feel for those who are of a nervous disposition anyway as this is terrifying enough. Synonyms highly strung, easily frightened, easily agitated, anxious, edgy, tense, excitable, jumpy, skittish, brittle, neurotic, hysterical 1.1 Anxious or apprehensive. 焦虑的；不安的 staying in the house on her own made her nervous 独自一个人待在屋子里让她感到焦虑不安。 I was nervous about my new job Example sentencesExamples Investors were uneasy about its profit outlook and nervous about the Australian business. We were pretty stressed and nervous about taking Arthur after the horrible accident of last weekend. I wasn't nervous about how the play would be received - nothing like that at all. The days are gone when I am going to get nervous about games or worry about whether or not I play well. Not that I had anything to really be nervous about, you understand. You're jittery, and shaky, and always seem slightly nervous about something. Some visitors are still nervous about coming to the townships of Soweto. I was really nervous about the gig because I'd have to introduce him. I was nervous about the whole thing and worried that something bad would happen to us all. Backstage, she admitted to being nervous about her debut live performance. Warn the airline if you are exceptionally nervous about flying. I was, as ever, tense and nervous about the whole thing but I found it quite interesting and nicely handled. I was getting nervous about my caretaker because I hadn't heard from him in a few days. I was pretty nervous about what to post, so the kind feedback is truly appreciated! Foreign investors are nervous about coming in because of the deteriorating security situation. He admits being a little shy and nervous about sending his work off to big labels, but realizes it's gotta get done. His first show in the city, Rocky was plainly nervous about the response. You must have been a little bit nervous of what the safety situation is there. Yes, I think we are almost at the leading edge, but I am a bit nervous about getting too far ahead. But we have been nervous about the UK economy overheating for some time now. Synonyms anxious, worried, apprehensive, on edge, edgy, tense, strained, stressed, agitated, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, fearful, frightened, scared, with one's heart in one's mouth, like a cat on a hot tin roof, quaking, trembling, shaking, shaking in one's shoes, shaky, on pins and needles, in a cold sweat, fevered, febrile 1.2 (of a feeling or reaction) resulting from anxiety or anticipation. （感觉，反应）紧张造成的 nervous energy 由于紧张而产生的充沛精力。 Example sentencesExamples They will also know that dogs that do not receive enough exercise tend to chew, bark and bite as their excess nervous energy builds up. Feet slipping beneath them, they gripped the rail and stared at the ice, nervous excitement etched on their faces. He has a nervous energy that makes his onstage presence intense and mesmerizing. The nervous and physical energy expended drained him in the second half, hence his withdrawal, said Williamson. Up in the scorebox, Christie kept the board ticking along with all the nervous energy that explains why he hates just watching. He is wearing a white polo and dark jeans and he is biting his lip in a fit of nervous anxiety. Most of the girls were up at the crack of dawn because of their nervous excitement. Thoroughly demoralized by my dream, I was in a state of nervous fright by the time I got to the venue. So Fiona Shaw presents us with a woman who is wreathed in actorly display yet is also in a state of nervous panic. Taxiing back from our test flight, there was a kind of nervous excitement in the cabin. By the time the race takes place, I was feeling something of the nervous excitement which grips the city. The thought of his blind date gives him a rush of anticipatory nervous excitement. A cry of nervous excitement broke through the chill, winter air and Washington nodded once more grimly. The end result of all that nervous energy was, unsurprisingly, an ugly push into the rough and a bogey start. There is a kind of indifferent nervous energy in the later works which makes this quite plausible. I had been pacing around on the patio burning off nervous energy and this brought me to a halt. I eyed the folder in her hands with both nervous excitement and a little bit of foreboding. I commented on this and was told the rashes were a nervous reaction to low-flying jets and explosions. Jimmy always talked through matches, almost like a nervous reaction. It is an excited nervous feeling though, full of expectation and anticipation. Synonyms embarrassed, uncomfortable, ill at ease, uneasy, tense, edgy 2Relating to or affecting the nerves. 与神经有关的，影响神经的 a nervous disorder 神经紊乱。 Example sentencesExamples One might imagine that nervous tissue consists of nerve cells and very little else. This aspect may cause frequent headaches and also can produce nervous disorders. He attributed the nervous disorders of his later life to the shock of these deaths. Stress and other psychological factors such as anxiety cause bowel symptoms by affecting this nervous control. He also said the woman's case history files showed she had been treated for nervous disorders. He isolated it as a nervous disease and explained it physiologically as a disorder of the brain. Too ill to work and plagued by nervous disorders, these victims have almost given up on life. Synonyms neurological, neural, neuro- Origin Late Middle English (in the senses ‘containing nerves’ and ‘relating to the nerves’): from Latin nervosus ‘sinewy, vigorous’, from nervus ‘sinew’ (see nerve). nervous (sense 1) dates from the mid 18th century.
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