| 单词 | jittery |
| 释义 | jittery (once / 9958 pages) adj Jittery can describe jerky or nervous actions. If you consume a lot of caffeine, you might appear jittery. If a running back is darting around quickly and unpredictably, making herky-jerky movements, he's jittery. Also, jittery applies to people who feel nervous or tense. If you're worried about a test, you'll feel jittery. During the last minute of a basketball game, some players get jittery. Synonyms for this nervous kind of jittery are edgy, high-strung, jumpy, nervy, and uptight. WORD FAMILYjittery: jitterily, jitteriness+/jitter: jittering, jitters, jittery/jittering: jitteringly USAGE EXAMPLESIf Mr. Trump is stirring anxiety, or at least uncertainty, his picks and potential selections for senior national security positions are calming some jittery nerves. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) Others tremble from side to side in jittery agitation. Seattle Times(Dec 08, 2016) “Trump just exacerbates all these things, raising the nervousness of an already jittery situation,” he said. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) 1adj characterized by jerky movements a jittery ride 2adj being in a tense state Syn edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight tense in or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
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