nervy

Word family noun nerve nerves nervousness nervationnervelessnessnerveletnervernervinessnervulenervurationnervurenerve cellnerve centrenerve gasnervous breakdownnervous systemadjective nervous nerveless nerve-racking nervy unnerving nervalnervatenervednervinenervularverb nerve unnerve adverb nervously nervelesslynervily

nerv·y /ˈnɜːvi $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjectiveadj informal

1 NERVOUSFRIGHTENEDnervous and easily frightened 神经质的；紧张不安的

She was all tired and nervy.

她很累，又很紧张。

2. American EnglishAmEBRAVE brave and confident 勇敢自信的

Examples from the Corpus

nervy• His companion was thin and nervy and carried a notebook.• He was nervy and on edge.• The film itself is preceded by an elaborately ironic but nervy disclaimer about it being just a joke.• He understands the manic rhythms of a city that borders on the irrational, yet still embodies a nervy humanity.• Macy brilliantly shows Teach to be a nervy outsider who desperately wants to be part of the game.• Harriet's Aunt Gertrude, a nervy spinster who lived with Uncle Bertie's household, sat as still as possible.

单词	nervy
释义	nervy Word family noun nerve nerves nervousness nervationnervelessnessnerveletnervernervinessnervulenervurationnervurenerve cellnerve centrenerve gasnervous breakdownnervous systemadjective nervous nerveless nerve-racking nervy unnerving nervalnervatenervednervinenervularverb nerve unnerve adverb nervously nervelesslynervily nerv·y /ˈnɜːvi $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjectiveadj informal 1 NERVOUSFRIGHTENEDnervous and easily frightened 神经质的；紧张不安的 She was all tired and nervy. 她很累，又很紧张。 2. American EnglishAmEBRAVE brave and confident 勇敢自信的 Examples from the Corpus nervy• His companion was thin and nervy and carried a notebook.• He was nervy and on edge.• The film itself is preceded by an elaborately ironic but nervy disclaimer about it being just a joke.• He understands the manic rhythms of a city that borders on the irrational, yet still embodies a nervy humanity.• Macy brilliantly shows Teach to be a nervy outsider who desperately wants to be part of the game.• Harriet's Aunt Gertrude, a nervy spinster who lived with Uncle Bertie's household, sat as still as possible.
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