edgy

adjective
🔊/ˈedʒi/
🔊/ˈedʒi/
(comparative edgier, superlative edgiest)
(informal)
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  1. nervous, especially about what might happen紧张的;烦躁不安的
    • She's been very edgy lately.她近来一直烦躁不安。🔊🔊
    • After the recent unrest there is an edgy calm in the capital.最近的骚乱之后,首都平静得令人不安。🔊🔊
    • I’m feeling a bit edgy about the exam tomorrow.我明天的考试有点前卫。
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    • He was rather edgy with her.他对她很不耐烦。
    • Hester seemed edgy about something.赫斯特似乎为了什么事焦躁不安。
    • She made Jeff edgy with her constant demands.她接连不断的要求使杰夫很烦躁。
    • He became edgy and defensive.他变得烦躁不安且心存戒心。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • feel
    adverb
    • all
    • very
    • a little
    preposition
    • about
    • with
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  2. (of a film, book, piece of music, etc.) having a sharp exciting quality紧张的;激动人心的
    • a clever, edgy film一部情节巧妙、扣人心弦的电影
    • the Ska beat, faster than reggae and a bit edgier斯卡节拍,快于雷鬼和有点埃德吉尔
    • Her ideal man would be ‘edgy’.她的理想人是“前卫”的。
    Topics Literature and writingc2