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be nervous about sth/doing sth
about后接名词或动名词短语。
She is nervous about the exam.
她对考试感到紧张。
神经紧张的；不安的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
神经紧张的；不安的
easily agitated
She is nervous about the exam.
她对考试感到紧张。
神经的。
Of nerves.
容易激动的
easily agitated
引起焦虑的
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
神经系统的
of or relating to the nervous system
She always feels nervous before an exam.
她考试前总是感到紧张。
AI contextual example
He was nervous about giving a speech in front of the class.
他因为在全班同学面前演讲而感到紧张。
AI contextual example
I get nervous when I have to talk to strangers.
我不得不和陌生人说话时会变得紧张。
AI contextual example
a nervous addict
一个神经质的瘾君子。
WordNet
about后接名词或动名词短语。
She is nervous about the exam.
她对考试感到紧张。
make后接宾语和形容词补语。
The loud noise made me nervous.
巨大的噪音让我紧张。
后常接介词短语说明原因。
I feel nervous before giving a speech.
演讲前我感到紧张。
Not this
I feel nervously before exams.
Use this
I feel nervous before exams.
中文学习者常将形容词与副词混淆。在系动词 feel 后应用形容词 nervous 描述状态，而非副词 nervously。
Not this
I'm nervous for the interview tomorrow.
Use this
I'm nervous about the interview tomorrow.
表达“对…感到紧张”时，英语用介词 about，而不是 for。中文“对…紧张”的“对”容易误译为 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…感到紧张
She was nervous about the exam.
她对考试感到紧张。
神经系统
The nervous system controls body functions.
神经系统控制身体功能。
精神崩溃
He had a nervous breakdown after months of stress.
几个月压力后他精神崩溃了。
紧张的笑声
She gave a nervous laugh when asked about her mistake.
当被问及她的错误时，她紧张地笑了笑。
神经质般的精力
He paced the room, full of nervous energy.
他在房间里踱步，充满神经质般的精力。
感到紧张
I feel nervous before interviews.
面试前我感到紧张。
极度紧张的人
After the exam, she was a nervous wreck.
考试后，她紧张得像个神经病。
非常紧张
He was as nervous as a cat before his speech.
演讲前他紧张得像只猫。
神经质的人
Don't be such a nervous Nellie; everything will be fine.
别这么神经质，一切都会好的。
我紧张。
From the 1985 film 'The Breakfast Club', spoken by Claire Standish during a moment of emotional vulnerability.
出自1985年电影《早餐俱乐部》，主角克莱尔在情感脆弱时说的台词。
我紧张，是的，我紧张。
Lyric from Shawn Mendes' 2018 pop song 'Nervous', capturing the feeling of anxiety in a romantic context.
出自肖恩·蒙德兹2018年流行歌曲《Nervous》，表达了浪漫情境下的焦虑感。
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Nervous里藏着nerve（神经），紧张时神经紧绷。
日常对话、医疗或心理学场景中均适用，语气中性偏焦虑，多用于描述因紧张或不确定而产生的不安感。
Words ending in '-ous' share the spelling pattern but do not rhyme with 'nervous' because the stressed vowel differs. Compare carefully.
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