English主要词典
nervous
Universal Words
adjective
1 ~ (about / of sth) anxious about sth or afraid of sth:
Consumers are very nervous about the future. * He had been nervous about inviting us. * The horse may be nervous of cars. * I felt really nervous before the interview. * a nervous glance / smile / voice (= one that shows that you feel anxious) * By the time the police arrived, I was a nervous wreck.
OPPCONFIDENT
2 easily worried or frightened:
She was a thin, nervous girl. * He's not the nervous type. * She was of a nervous disposition.
OPPNERVELESS
3 connected with the body's nerves and often affecting you mentally or emotionally:
a nervous condition / disorder / disease * She was in a state of nervous exhaustion. -< WORRIED
IDIOMS see SHADOWn.
nervously adverb:
She smiled nervously.
nervousness noun [U]:
He tried to hide his nervousness.
