单词 | nervous |
释义 | ner·vous 1. a. archaic b. obsolete 2. < the texture of her writing is compact and nervous — G.F.Whicher > < vivid pages in simple, nervous, racy language — Carl Van Doren > 3. < the nervous layer of the eye > 4. a. < nervous energy > < nervous excitement > b. < a hurried and nervous conclave — G.G.Coulton > < in the nervous atmosphere thus created, a tragic event occurred — American Guide Series: Washington > c. < permitted a nervous smile to flit across her face — Louis Bromfield > — often used with of in British speech < we were nervous of broaching it — Harry Lauder > d. archaic < a nervous draught > 5. a. < the moment was nervous — as far as the private secretary knew, quite the most critical moment in the records of American diplomacy — Henry Adams > b. < climbed carefully into his nervous kayak — Farley Mowat > Synonyms: see vigorous |
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