jumpy

英 [ˈdʒʌmpi]

美 [ˈdʒʌmpi]

adj.  胆战心惊的; 提心吊胆的; 紧张不安的

BNC.22717 / COCA.20535

牛津词典

adj.

• 胆战心惊的；提心吊胆的；紧张不安的
  nervous and anxious, especially because you think that sth bad is going to happen

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 坐立不安的；胆战心惊的
  If you arejumpy, you are nervous or worried about something.
  1. I told myself not to be so jumpy...
     我告诉自己别这么提心吊胆的。
  2. When he spoke his voice was jumpy.
     他说话的时候声音听起来很紧张。

英英释义

adj

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  1. a rough ride
  Synonym:roughrockybumpyjoltyjolting
• being in a tense state
  Synonym:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitterynervyoverstrungrestiveuptight

双语例句

• I told myself not to be so jumpy
  我告诉自己别这么提心吊胆的。
• I do hope you don't think I'm always as jumpy as this.
  我希望你不要认为我老是这样神经质。
• In last year's jumpy markets, however, banks'fees rose to3% or more and have been slow to fall back.
  然而在去年震荡波动的股票市场内，投资银行的手续费飙升，甚至超过了3%，且回落缓慢。
• We feel jumpy after she told us the house is haunted.
  在她告诉我们这屋子闹鬼之后，我们就觉得神经兮兮的。
• Easily agitated or distressed; high-strung or jumpy.
  易焦虑的或易痛苦的；神经激动或神经紧张。
• The jumpy mother is always cross with her children.
  这个神经质的母亲老是对孩子发脾气。
• The refugees are still jumpy, although they are now in safety.
  难民虽然已经到了安全地带，还是战战兢兢的。
• She was jumpy during her job interview because she was so nervous.
  她在应征面谈的时候心惊肉跳，因为她太紧张了。
• It was beginning to make him very jumpy.
  这使他开始感到心神不安。
• Aunt Louise, who has been nervous and jumpy lately, suddenly burst into tears.
  最近一直很紧张且易激动的路易丝阿姨突然大哭起来。