neurotic

adjective

/njʊəˈrɒtɪk/

/nʊˈrɑːtɪk/

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caused by or suffering from neurosis (= a mental illness in which a person suffers strong feelings of fear and worry)神经症的；神经官能症的
- neurotic obsessions神经症引起的强迫观念
Extra Examples
- a seriously neurotic person in need of help需要帮助的严重神经质的人
- Freud did not believe that neurotic symptoms always had a sexual cause.弗洛伊德不相信神经质症状总是有性原因的。
- the treatment of anxiety in neurotic patients对神经官能症病人焦虑感的治疗
not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something神经质的；神经过敏的
- She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
- He's a brilliant but neurotic actor.他是个杰出但有些神经质的演员。
Synonyms nervous
nervous
- neurotic
- on edge
- jittery
These 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. 他生性紧张。
  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: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。
Patterns
- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Extra Examples
- You're being neurotic.你太神经质了。
- What makes a person neurotic?是什么让一个人变得神经质？
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