anxious and nervous 紧张不安的;心神不宁的 I felt jittery before going on stage. 上台前我感到紧张不安。 The election campaign got off to a jittery start. 竞选活动开始时有些紧张。 Just talking about it made her jittery. 光说这件事就让她神经过敏。 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 nervousnervousTopics Feelingsc2- neurotic
- on edge
- jittery
- nervous easily worried or frightened:
He was of a nervous disposition. 他生性紧张。
- 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: 指紧张不安的、心神不宁的: 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。
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Oxford Collocations DictionaryJittery is used with these nouns:- nerve
Word Origin1920s: of unknown origin.