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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• extremely irritating to the nerves
  1. nerve-racking noise
  2. the stressful days before a war
  3. a trying day at the office
  Synonym:nerve-wrackingstressfultrying

双语例句

• Waiting to find out whether the sellers would accept our purchase offer was nerve-racking.
  等候知道卖方是不是愿意接受我们买方提出的条件真令人心焦。
• C.At first, the experience was nerve-racking.
  开始的时候这段经历让我很伤脑筋。
• He faced a nerve-racking wait for her test results.
  他正在紧张地等待考试结果。
• 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。
• Driving through snowstorm on icy roads for long distances is a most nerve-racking experience.
  在暴风雪中驱车长距离地行驶于冰雪覆盖的路面上是一种令人非常紧张的经历。
• Although we were warned of the dreadful bite of the Rat, most of us were not prepared at all for the upheavals and nerve-racking crises that shook the world in2008.
  我们都知道让鼠咬之可怕，但2008年带来剧变、叫人伤神的世界危机是多数人始料不及的。
• Especially in a nerve-racking setting, like a job interview?
  尤其在一个让人紧张的场合，比如工作面试？
• I knew this first one was going to be really nerve-racking.
  我知道第一首曲子很难选。
• Where have you slipped up in the past? One reason public speaking is so nerve-racking is because there's so much to manage& your presence, your words, your delivery, and your reaction.
  演讲之所以让人神经紧张，是因为演讲过程中要掌控的东西很多&你的仪态、用词、讲话和反应。
• 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。