Word · Frequency #22717
jumpy
紧张不安的；忐忑的
Nervous, tense, or easily alarmed.
- 1.
Nervous and excited.
紧张而兴奋的。
- 2.
being in a tense state
处于紧张状态
- 3.
Tending to jump; full of jumps.
倾向于跳跃的；充满跳跃的。
- 4.
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
引起或表现为颠簸和不规则运动
爱蹦跳的；跳跃的；颠簸的；晃动不稳的；紧张而兴奋的。；处于紧张状态；倾向于跳跃的；充满跳跃的。
In use
He felt jumpy before the exam, checking his phone every few seconds.
After the horror movie, she was so jumpy that every little noise made her flinch.
The crowded subway car made him feel jumpy and anxious.
be jumpy about sth
She is jumpy about the exam.
她对考试感到紧张不安。
feel jumpy
I feel jumpy before the speech.
我在演讲前感到紧张。
get jumpy
He gets jumpy when he hears loud noises.
Connections
Collocations
- feel jumpy
- 感到紧张不安
- I always feel jumpy before a job interview.面试前我总是感到紧张不安。
- get jumpy
- 变得紧张不安
- He gets jumpy when he hears loud noises.他听到巨响时会变得紧张不安。
- make someone jumpy
- 让某人紧张不安
- The suspense movie made everyone jumpy.这部悬疑片让每个人都紧张不安。
- jumpy camera
- 晃动的镜头
- The jumpy camera made the action scene hard to follow.晃动的镜头让动作场面很难跟上。
- jumpy ride
- 颠簸的行程
- We had a jumpy ride over the rocky road.我们在碎石路上经历了一段颠簸的行程。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
jumpy 由 jump 联想：紧张得心跳加速想蹦，车颠簸时也一蹦一跳。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、描述紧张情绪 jumpy 在表示“紧张不安的”时，通常用于日常口语或非正式场合，比较常见于描述人在等待消息、面临压力或因突发情况而感到神经紧绷的状态。正式写作中更倾向于使用 anxious 或 nervous。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /ˈdʒʌmpi/, sharing the final /-ʌmpi/ sound and the '-umpy' spelling. Beware that 'jump' (/dʒʌmp/) and 'pump' (/pʌmp/) look similar but do not rhyme with 'jumpy' because they lack the final /i/.
Learn the forms together
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