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edgy adj.
⇨ nervous nervous adjective nervous ♦︎ neurotic ♦︎ edgy ♦︎ on edge ♦︎ jitteryThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or behaving in a frightened way. 这些词均形容人神经质的、易紧张焦虑的、胆怯的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a nervous / neurotic man / woman / girl◆to feel nervous / edgy / on edge / jittery◆a bit nervous / edgy / on edge / jittery◆very nervous / edgy / jittery■ nervous easily worried or frightened 神经质的；易紧张焦虑的；胆怯的◆He's not the nervous type.他不是那种易于紧张的人。◆She was of a nervous disposition.她生性容易紧张。OPP relaxed ⇨ calm adj. see also nervous ⇨ worried ▸ nerves noun [plural] ◆She was a bag / bundle of nerves.她非常紧张。◆I need something to calm / soothe / steady my nerves.我需要点东西来稳定一下我的情绪。 see also get on sb's nerves ⇨ annoy ■ neurotic / /njʊəˈrɒtɪk; NAmE nʊˈrɑːtɪk/ not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about sth 神经质的；神经过敏的◆She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她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。 see also neurotic ⇨ mentally ill ■ edgy (informal) nervous or bad-tempered, especially because you are worried about what might happen （尤指因担心可能发生的事而）紧张的，烦躁的，易怒的◆He became edgy and defensive.他变得烦躁不安且心存戒心。◆After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital.最近的骚乱之后，首都平静得令人不安。■ on ˈedge idiom edgy 紧张不安的；烦躁的◆She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。NOTE 辨析 Edgy or on edge?These expressions have the same meaning but edgy can also describe a time or event. 这两个表达方式含义相同，但edgy亦可描述某一时刻或事情◆It was an edgy match with both players making mistakes.这是一场令人紧张的比赛，两名选手均出了差错。 On edge can also describe sb's nerves. * on edge亦可形容人的紧张状态◆His nerves had been on edge (= he had been nervous or bad-tempered) all day.他一整天都惶惶不安。 ■ jittery /ˈdʒɪtəri/ / (informal) anxious and nervous, especially about what might happen 紧张不安的；心神不宁的◆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。▸ jitters ( often 常作 the jitters) noun [plural] ◆We all had the jitters－we were worried we'd lose our jobs.我们都紧张不安，担心自己会失业。 |