nervousness

英

美

n. 神经质，焦躁，胆小

BNC.11154 / COCA.13680

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 神经紧张的;担忧的;焦虑的
If someone isnervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
1. The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election...
  该党对赢得下一次选举的前景深感忧虑。
2. She described Mr Hutchinson as nervous and jumpy after his wife's disappearance.
  据她描述，哈钦森先生自从妻子失踪后变得神经兮兮、一惊一乍的。
ADJ-GRADED 神经质的;神经过敏的
Anervousperson is very tense and easily upset.
1. She was apparently a very nervous woman, and that affected her career.
  她显然是一个很神经质的女人，这一点影响了她的事业。
ADJ 神经性的;神经的
Anervousillness or condition is one that affects your emotions and your mental state.
1. The number of nervous disorders was rising in the region...
  该地区神经紊乱患者的人数在上升。
2. He developed nervous problems after people began repeatedly correcting him.
  人们开始不停地纠正他的错误，之后他的神经就出现了问题。

noun

a sensitive or highly strung temperament
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
Synonym:jitterinessjumpinessrestiveness
an uneasy psychological state
1. he suffered an attack of nerves
Synonym:nerves

Hellen tried to control her mood, but her trembling hands betrayed her nervousness.
海伦极力控制住自己的情绪，可她颤抖的双手还是暴露了内心的紧张。
My stomach was in knotsfrom nervousness.
我的胃由于紧张而揪紧了。
She tried to cover up her nervousness as she waited to make her speech.
在她等候发言时，她竭力掩饰紧张的心情。
Each face bears an expression of anxiety, nervousness, or puzzle.
每一个面孔都带着不安、紧张或困惑的表情。
You feel this nervousness on the phone there.
电话中我感到他们很紧张。
His nervousness seems to have drained away.
他的紧张似乎已经消失了。
The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness.
这个聚会一直笼罩在不安的气氛中。
But I also felt a nervousness: what if the West does not answer the call for economic support?
不过我也感受到了一种紧张：如果西方对于其提供经济支持的呼声充耳不闻该怎么办？
Sweat will be seen as a sign of weakness and nervousness.
出汗将被看作是一个表示柔弱和紧张的迹象。
Now, I'm filled with nervousness and excitement since this is the first time I write to you.
这是我第一次给你们写信，有一种既紧张又兴奋的感觉。