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单词 jitters
释义
jittersjit‧ters /ˈdʒɪtəz $ -ərz/ noun [plural] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINjitters
Origin:
1900-2000 Perhaps from Mandingo ji-to ‘frightened’
Examples
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  • Another woman, comically strung-out, is interrupted in her jitters by a wounded man who tumbles hard through the cafe doors.
  • Jody tries to jog away the jitters.
  • So the fear of recession in the world's largest economy is sending jitters around the globe.
  • Talking with professionals involved in your care can soothe preoperative jitters.
  • The jitters have reached the public.
  • The debt is causing jitters among experts.
informal a nervous worried feeling, especially before an important event:  The jitters are worst in the capital, where 61% of people are fearful of a terrorist attack.
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