nerve-racking
英 [ˈnɜːv rækɪŋ]
美 [ˈnɜːrv rækɪŋ]
adj. 令人十分紧张的; 令人焦虑不安的
牛津词典
adj.
- 令人十分紧张的；令人焦虑不安的
making you feel very nervous and worried
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 使人焦虑的;使人十分紧张的
Anerve-rackingsituation or experience makes you feel very tense and worried.- 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。 - 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。
- The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them...
英英释义
adj
- extremely irritating to the nerves
- nerve-racking noise
- the stressful days before a war
- a trying day at the office
双语例句
- C.At first, the experience was nerve-racking.
开始的时候这段经历让我很伤脑筋。 - Yes, I must confess I find interviews rather nerve-racking.
是的，我必须承认我觉得面试相当让人伤脑筋。 - A fact of life for the conference interpreter in China, however, is the omnipresent mobile phone and its nerve-racking disturbances.
在中国一个让译员头疼但又无法逃避的问题就是无所不在的手机干扰。 - An interview should be viewed as an opportunity to show an employer what you have to offer, rather than as a nerve-racking ordeal.
面试应该视为向雇主展示你能力的机会，而不是伤脑筋的考验。 - I'm having my surgery tomorrow, and while it's always a little nerve-racking to go under the knife, I'm excited to take the first step towards getting healthy and getting back on the court.
我明天就要做手术了，尽管要动刀时总是让人很头疼，但我还是很兴奋能迈出让我恢复健康并回到场上的第一步。 - Nerve-racking noise; the stressful days before a war; a trying day at the office.
令人头疼的噪音；战争前的那些紧张的日子；办公室里紧张的一天。 - Ah, what a nerve-racking thing, meeting your future in-laws.
呃，会见未来的亲家真是一件伤脑筋的事。 - It might be nerve-racking, but express your true self without thinking about how people are judging you.
听上去可能有点神经兮兮的，但却展示了真实的你自己不愿多想别人是怎么看待你的。 - A nerve-racking wait for exam results.
对考试成绩心神不安的等待。 - These frenzies were nerve-racking because oftentimes I didn't know why he was crying or how to make him stop.
这种狂怒是对精神的一种折磨，因为大多数时间我都不明白他为什么要哭、怎么才能叫他停下来。