anxious and nervous紧张不安的；心神不宁的- I felt jittery before going on stage.上台前我有点紧张。
- The election campaign got off to a jittery start.竞选活动开始紧张起来。
- Just talking about it made her jittery.只是谈论它使她感到不安。
- All this talk of war was making him jittery.所有这些关于战争的传言让他心神不宁。
Synonyms nervousnervousThese words all describe people who are easily frightened or are behaving in a frightened way.- nervous easily worried or frightened:
- He was of a nervous disposition. 他性格紧张。
See also the entry for worried. - neurotic not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you are worried about something:
- She became neurotic about keeping the house clean.她变得对保持房屋清洁有点神经质。
- on edge nervous or easily made angry:
- She was always on edge before an interview.她在面试前总是紧张不安。
- jittery (informal) anxious and nervous:指紧张不安的、心神不宁的：
- All this talk of job losses was making him jittery.所有这些关于失业的话题使他心神不宁。
Patterns- a nervous/neurotic man/woman/girl
- to feel nervous/on edge/jittery
- a bit nervous/on edge/jittery
Topics Feelingsc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryJittery is used with these nouns: See full entry Word Origin1920s: of unknown origin.