nervy

nerv·y

N0065900 (nûr′vē)adj. nerv·i·er, nerv·i·est 1. Arrogantly impudent; brazen.2. Showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold.3. Chiefly British Jumpy; nervous.4. Archaic Full of muscular force; sinewy.

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nerv′i·ness n.

nervy

(ˈnɜːvɪ) adj, nervier or nerviest1. informal Brit tense or apprehensive2. having or needing bravery or endurance3. informal US and Canadian brash or cheeky4. archaic muscular; sinewy ˈnervily adv ˈnerviness n

nerv•y

(ˈnɜr vi)

adj. nerv•i•er, nerv•i•est. 1. brashly presumptuous or insolent. 2. having or showing courage. 3. nervous; excitable. 4. strong; vigorous. [1600–10] nerv′i•ly, adv. nerv′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	nervy - being in a tense state edgy, highly strung, high-strung, jumpy, overstrung, restive, uptight, jitterytense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
	2.	nervy - showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"bold - fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"
	3.	nervy - offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"brash, cheekyforward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

nervy

adjective anxious, nervous, tense, agitated, wired (slang), restless, jittery (informal), on edge, excitable, jumpy, twitchy (informal), fidgety Sometimes dad was nice to us, but sometimes he was bad-tempered and nervy.

nervy

adjectiveRude and disrespectful:assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart.Informal: brassy, flip, fresh, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity.Slang: wise.

Translations

易激动的紧张不安的

nerve

(nəːv) noun1. one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain. 神經 神经2. courage. He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve. 膽量，勇氣 胆量，勇气 3. rudeness. What a nerve! 放肆無禮 鲁莽冒失 verb to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something). He nerved himself to climb the high tower. 迫使鼓起勇氣 使鼓起勇气nerves noun plural the condition of being too easily excited or upset. She suffers from nerves. 神經質 神经紧张ˈnervous adjective1. of the nerves. the nervous system. 害怕地，緊張地 紧张的，神经质的 2. rather afraid. She was nervous about travelling by air; a nervous old lady. 害怕，緊張 胆怯的，焦虑的 ˈnervously adverb 神經地 神经地ˈnervousness noun 神經元過敏 神经质，情绪不安 ˈnervy adjective excitable. The horse is rather nervy. 神經質的 易激动的，紧张不安的 ˈnerviness noun 神經質 肌肉发达，有勇气 ˈnerve-racking adjective causing great anxiety or nervousness. a nerve-racking experience. 令人緊張不安的 使人伤脑筋的nervous breakdown a period of mental illness caused by a time of great strain. 精神崩潰 精神崩溃nervous system the brain, spinal cord and nerves of a person or animal. 神經系統 神经系统get on someone's nerves to irritate someone. Her behaviour really gets on my nerves. 令人不快 让人心烦