nerve-racking
英 ['nə:v,rækiŋ]
美
- adj. 伤脑筋的；使人心烦的
英英释义
- 1. extremely irritating to the nerves;
- "nerve-racking noise"
- "the stressful days before a war"
- "a trying day at the office"
实用场景例句
- The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them...
- 女人和孩子们在外面紧张不安地挨过了一天，而战斗仍在她们身边继续。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It was more nerve-wracking than taking a World Cup penalty.
- 这比在世界杯上罚点球还扣人心弦。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Admittedly, these aspects can be very nerve racking aspects , and atfull moon makes it doubly so.
- 毫无质疑地, 这些事情会非常头痛, 而且满月会使这种现象加倍.
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中文词源
nerve-racking 十分紧张的
nerve,神经，rack,折磨。引申词义十分紧张的。
英文词源
- nerve-racking (adj.)
- also nerveracking, 1812, from nerve + present participle of verbal sense of rack (n.1).
双语例句
- 1. Nerve cells have limited ability to regenerate if destroyed.
- 如果受到损伤，神经细胞再造的能力有限。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The mere mention of John had touched a very raw nerve indeed.
- 提到约翰就真的让人心痛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He had the nerve to ask me to prove who I was.
- 他竟敢要求我证明我自己的身份。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
- 虽说白兰地呛了他一下，却让他恢复了勇气。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Malcolm worked up the nerve to ask Grandma Rose for some help.
- 马尔科姆鼓起勇气请罗丝奶奶帮点忙。
来自柯林斯例句