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单词 nerve-racking
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Definition of nerve-racking in English:

nerve-racking

(also nerve-wracking)
adjectiveˈnəːvrakɪŋˈnərv ˌrækɪŋ
  • Causing stress or anxiety.

    his driving test was a nerve-racking ordeal
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The stress of pregnancy, revelation of pregnancy to parents, and moving on despite the shame and worry can be nerve-racking.
    • That was a difficult and nerve-racking situation.
    • So my first 10-minute speech was a very difficult and nerve-racking time.
    • A nurse is facing a nerve-wracking few weeks waiting for the result of tests to find whether or not he has been injected with the HIV virus.
    • And he admits his first show, in Shepherds Bush, London, where Naomi was in the audience, was nerve-wracking.
    • Postponing a scheduled surgical procedure ratchets up stress in an already nerve-racking event.
    • Flying is nerve-wracking at the best of times, and it only takes one stupid and irresponsible person to turn a holiday flight into an airborne nightmare.
    • The fact only one team will be relegated at the end of the campaign doesn't make matters any less nerve-wracking for those in the danger zone.
    • The ordeal of the police identity parade is as nerve-wracking for those who take part as the witnesses on the far side of the darkened glass screen.
    • It's nerve-wracking and fraught with the potential for rejection and humiliation.
    • Just getting up on the stage at first was really nerve-wracking.
    • Exams can be nerve-wracking, and controlling your stress levels around this time can be difficult.
    • I met with them both in the morning to support them during this stressful and nerve-racking day.
    • Eye contact can be nerve-wracking in a presentation setting, but stay cool try to focus on each classmate one at a time.
    • They will talk of prisons in Greece, of frightful justice systems, and of a nerve-racking ordeal which the enthusiast is never likely to forget.
    • But he pushed me to make amends, and the whole thing was pretty nerve-wracking really, but it was a mostly cool night.
    • This is obviously a distracting, nerve-wracking, uncomfortable experience for him.
    • The game ended up going to a penalty shootout, which was pretty nerve-wracking, and a little anticlimatic at the same time.
    • ‘I went in for a camera test and that was the most nerve-wracking part of the entire shoot,’ she says.
    • This was a nerve-wracking ordeal for me as Tony's bungalow was one of the few on the mine where the windows were not netted in.
    Synonyms
    demanding, trying, exacting, taxing, difficult, hard, tough
    stressful, anxious, worrying, fraught, nail-biting, tense, difficult, trying, worrisome, disquieting, daunting, alarming, frightening
 
 

Definition of nerve-racking in US English:

nerve-racking

(also nerve-wracking)
adjectiveˈnərv ˌrakiNGˈnərv ˌrækɪŋ
  • Causing stress or anxiety.

    his driving test was a nerve-racking ordeal
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Postponing a scheduled surgical procedure ratchets up stress in an already nerve-racking event.
    • And he admits his first show, in Shepherds Bush, London, where Naomi was in the audience, was nerve-wracking.
    • The ordeal of the police identity parade is as nerve-wracking for those who take part as the witnesses on the far side of the darkened glass screen.
    • Exams can be nerve-wracking, and controlling your stress levels around this time can be difficult.
    • This is obviously a distracting, nerve-wracking, uncomfortable experience for him.
    • The game ended up going to a penalty shootout, which was pretty nerve-wracking, and a little anticlimatic at the same time.
    • They will talk of prisons in Greece, of frightful justice systems, and of a nerve-racking ordeal which the enthusiast is never likely to forget.
    • That was a difficult and nerve-racking situation.
    • A nurse is facing a nerve-wracking few weeks waiting for the result of tests to find whether or not he has been injected with the HIV virus.
    • This was a nerve-wracking ordeal for me as Tony's bungalow was one of the few on the mine where the windows were not netted in.
    • ‘I went in for a camera test and that was the most nerve-wracking part of the entire shoot,’ she says.
    • Flying is nerve-wracking at the best of times, and it only takes one stupid and irresponsible person to turn a holiday flight into an airborne nightmare.
    • I met with them both in the morning to support them during this stressful and nerve-racking day.
    • It's nerve-wracking and fraught with the potential for rejection and humiliation.
    • Eye contact can be nerve-wracking in a presentation setting, but stay cool try to focus on each classmate one at a time.
    • Just getting up on the stage at first was really nerve-wracking.
    • So my first 10-minute speech was a very difficult and nerve-racking time.
    • The stress of pregnancy, revelation of pregnancy to parents, and moving on despite the shame and worry can be nerve-racking.
    • But he pushed me to make amends, and the whole thing was pretty nerve-wracking really, but it was a mostly cool night.
    • The fact only one team will be relegated at the end of the campaign doesn't make matters any less nerve-wracking for those in the danger zone.
    Synonyms
    demanding, trying, exacting, taxing, difficult, hard, tough
    stressful, anxious, worrying, fraught, nail-biting, tense, difficult, trying, worrisome, disquieting, daunting, alarming, frightening
 
 
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