nervy

Word family (noun) nerve nerves nervousness (adjective) nervous nerveless nerve-racking nervy unnerving (verb) nerve unnerve (adverb) nervously

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnervynerv‧y /ˈnɜːvi $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjective informal 1 NERVOUSFRIGHTENEDnervous and easily frightened She was all tired and nervy.2 American EnglishBRAVE brave and confidentExamples from the Corpusnervy• His companion was thin and nervy and carried a notebook.• He was nervy and on edge.• The film itself is preceded by an elaborately ironic but nervy disclaimer about it being just a joke.• He understands the manic rhythms of a city that borders on the irrational, yet still embodies a nervy humanity.• Macy brilliantly shows Teach to be a nervy outsider who desperately wants to be part of the game.• Harriet's Aunt Gertrude, a nervy spinster who lived with Uncle Bertie's household, sat as still as possible.

单词	nervy
释义	nervy Word family (noun) nerve nerves nervousness (adjective) nervous nerveless nerve-racking nervy unnerving (verb) nerve unnerve (adverb) nervously From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnervynerv‧y /ˈnɜːvi $ ˈnɜːr-/ adjective informal 1 NERVOUSFRIGHTENEDnervous and easily frightened She was all tired and nervy.2 American EnglishBRAVE brave and confidentExamples from the Corpusnervy• His companion was thin and nervy and carried a notebook.• He was nervy and on edge.• The film itself is preceded by an elaborately ironic but nervy disclaimer about it being just a joke.• He understands the manic rhythms of a city that borders on the irrational, yet still embodies a nervy humanity.• Macy brilliantly shows Teach to be a nervy outsider who desperately wants to be part of the game.• Harriet's Aunt Gertrude, a nervy spinster who lived with Uncle Bertie's household, sat as still as possible.
随便看	again and again and over and over again again and again and time again and over again again and again and time over and over again again and again/time and (time) again/over and over again again and time and again and over again again and time and over and over again again and time and time again and over again again and time and time over and over again againes against against a backdrop of against a backdrop of something against a background of against a background of something against all risks against nature against somebody’s wishes against the clock against the grain against to all expectations against to expectations against wishes against your better judgment against your will against/contrary to (all) expectations