jit·ter·y

adjective

/ˈdʒɪtəri/

(informal)

anxious and nervous焦虑的；紧张的
- I felt jittery before going on stage.上台前我感到紧张。
- The election campaign got off to a jittery start.竞选活动一开始就紧张不安。
- Just talking about it made her jittery.光是说起这件事就让她紧张不已。
- All this talk of war was making him jittery.所有这些关于战争的传言让他心神不宁。
Synonyms nervous
nervousneurotic ▪ on edge ▪ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.
nervous easily worried or frightened:
He was of a nervous disposition. 他性情紧张。
See also the entry for worried.neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something:
She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
on edge nervous or easily made angry:
She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。
jittery (informal) anxious and nervous:
All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。
Patterns
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Topics Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Jittery is used with these nouns:
nerve
Word Origin1920s: of unknown origin.

单词	jittery
释义	jit·ter·y adjective /ˈdʒɪtəri/ /ˈdʒɪtəri/ (informal) anxious and nervous焦虑的；紧张的 I felt jittery before going on stage.上台前我感到紧张。 The election campaign got off to a jittery start.竞选活动一开始就紧张不安。 Just talking about it made her jittery.光是说起这件事就让她紧张不已。 All this talk of war was making him jittery.所有这些关于战争的传言让他心神不宁。 Synonyms nervousnervousneurotic ▪ on edge ▪ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.nervous easily worried or frightened: He was of a nervous disposition. 他性情紧张。 See also the entry for worried.neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something: She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。 on edge nervous or easily made angry: She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。 jittery (informal) anxious and nervous: All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。 Patterns a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl to feel nervous/on edge/jittery a bit nervous/on edge/jittery Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations DictionaryJittery is used with these nouns: nerve Word Origin1920s: of unknown origin.
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