nerve-rack·ing
adjective/ˈnɜːv rækɪŋ/
/ˈnɜːrv rækɪŋ/
(also nerve-wracking)
- making you feel very nervous and worried
令人十分紧张的；令人焦虑不安的 - It was a nerve-racking drive up the mountain.
开车上山真是一件令人伤脑筋的事。
Extra Examples- It was totally nerve-racking for all of us.
这对我们所有人来说都是非常伤脑筋的。 - a pretty nerve-racking experience
一次相当伤脑筋的经历 - My first visit was rather nerve-racking.
我第一次去拜访时非常紧张。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNerve-racking is used with these nouns:- experience
- wait
- It was a nerve-racking drive up the mountain.