nervous 音标拼音: [n'ɚvəs]
a . 神经的;紧张不安的,神经过敏的
神经的;紧张不安的,神经过敏的
nervous adj 1 :
easily agitated ; "
a nervous addict "; "
a nervous thoroughbred "
2 :
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety ; "
spent an anxious night waiting for the test results "; "
cast anxious glances behind her "; "
those nervous moments before takeoff "; "
an unquiet mind " [
synonym : {
anxious }, {
nervous }, {
queasy }, {
uneasy },
{
unquiet }]
3 :
of or relating to the nervous system ; "
nervous disease ";
"
neural disorder " [
synonym : {
nervous }, {
neural }]
4 :
excited in anticipation [
synonym : {
aflutter }, {
nervous }]
5 :
unpredictably excitable (
especially of horses ) [
synonym :
{
skittish }, {
flighty }, {
spooky }, {
nervous }]
Nervous \
Nerv "
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rv "[
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s ),
a . [
L .
nervosus sinewy ,
vigorous :
cf .
F .
nerveux .
See {
Nerve }.]
1 .
Possessing nerve ;
sinewy ;
strong ;
vigorous . "
Nervous arms ." --
Pope .
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2 .
Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind ;
characterized by strength in sentiment or style ;
forcible ;
spirited ;
as ,
a nervous writer .
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3 .
Of or pertaining to the nerves ;
seated in the nerves ;
as ,
nervous excitement ;
a nervous fever .
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4 .
Having the nerves weak ,
diseased ,
or easily excited ;
subject to ,
or suffering from ,
undue excitement of the nerves ;
easily agitated or annoyed .
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Poor ,
weak ,
nervous creatures . --
Cheyne .
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5 .
Sensitive ;
excitable ;
timid .
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6 .
Apprehensive ;
as ,
a child nervous about his mother '
s reaction to his bad report card .
[
PJC ]
Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics ,
because it is nervous about the land . --
M .
Arnold .
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{
Nervous fever } (
Med .),
a low form of fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system ,
as evinced by delirium ,
or stupor ,
disordered sensibility ,
etc .
{
Nervous system } (
Anat .),
the specialized coordinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and volition .
In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems :
the central ,
brain and spinal cord ;
the peripheral ,
cranial and spinal nerves ;
and the sympathetic .
See {
Brain }, {
Nerve }, {
Spinal cord },
under {
Spinal },
and {
Sympathetic system },
under {
Sympathetic },
and Illust .
in Appendix .
{
Nervous temperament },
a condition of body characterized by a general predominance of mental manifestations . --
Mayne .
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168 Moby Thesaurus words for "
nervous ":
acid ,
agitable ,
agitated ,
all nerves ,
all -
overish ,
allergic ,
anaphylactic ,
anxious ,
anxioused up ,
apprehensive ,
bashful ,
biting ,
bothered ,
concerned ,
corrosive ,
cowardly ,
critical ,
cutting ,
delicate ,
difficult ,
diffident ,
discomposed ,
disquieted ,
distressed ,
disturbed ,
driving ,
edgy ,
effective ,
emotional ,
emotionally unstable ,
empathetic ,
empathic ,
eruptive ,
excitable ,
excited ,
explosive ,
fearful ,
fearing ,
fearsome ,
feverish ,
fidgety ,
flurried ,
flustered ,
forceful ,
forcible ,
foreboding ,
fretful ,
frightened ,
goosey ,
goosy ,
gutsy ,
high -
mettled ,
high -
spirited ,
high -
strung ,
highly emotional ,
hyperesthetic ,
hyperpathic ,
hypersensitive ,
imperative ,
impressive ,
in a dither ,
in a pucker ,
in a stew ,
in a sweat ,
in a tizzy ,
in fear ,
incisive ,
inflammable ,
irascible ,
irritable ,
itchy ,
jittery ,
jumpy ,
mettlesome ,
misgiving ,
mordant ,
mousy ,
nerval ,
nerves on edge ,
nervy ,
neural ,
neurological ,
on edge ,
on tenterhooks ,
overanxious ,
overapprehensive ,
overrefined ,
oversensible ,
oversensitive ,
overstrung ,
overtender ,
panicky ,
passible ,
penetrating ,
perturbable ,
perturbed ,
piercing ,
poignant ,
powerful ,
prickly ,
punchy ,
querulous ,
rabbity ,
refined ,
responsive ,
restless ,
ruffled ,
scared ,
scary ,
sensational ,
sensitive ,
shaken ,
shaken up ,
shaky ,
shivery ,
shrinking ,
shy ,
sinewed ,
sinewy ,
skittery ,
skittish ,
slashing ,
snappish ,
solicitous ,
spooky ,
startlish ,
stirred up ,
strained ,
striking ,
strong ,
strung out ,
supersensitive ,
suspenseful ,
sympathetic ,
tactful ,
telling ,
tender ,
tense ,
tetchy ,
thin -
skinned ,
ticklish ,
timid ,
timorous ,
touchy ,
trembling ,
tremulous ,
trenchant ,
trepidant ,
trigger -
happy ,
troubled ,
troublous ,
turbulent ,
twittery ,
uneasy ,
unpeaceful ,
unquiet ,
unrestful ,
upset ,
uptight ,
vigorous ,
vital ,
volatile ,
volcanic ,
waspish ,
worked up ,
worried ,
wrought up ,
zealous
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