jumpy

adjective
🔊/ˈdʒʌmpi/
🔊/ˈdʒʌmpi/
(informal)
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  1. nervous and anxious, especially because you think that something bad is going to happen胆战心惊的;提心吊胆的;紧张不安的
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    • What's the matter? You're so jumpy this evening.怎么了?你今天晚上好动人。
    • Anna's very jumpy about something.安娜对某件事非常着迷。
    • Jim seemed a bit jumpy.吉姆似乎有些不高兴。
    • The business with Julian has made her rather jumpy.与朱利安(Julian)的生意使她颇为激动。
    • The police are getting jumpy about the possibility of terrorist bombs.警察对恐怖分子炸弹的可能性感到震惊。
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