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

• Fundamentalist life can be nerve-racking, but fundamentalists can reduce the cost of risk-bearing by simply not following day-by-day price fluctuations too closely.
  基本面分析派的生活可能会很伤脑筋，但他们可以降低负担风险的代价，只要不过于密切地追踪每日价格波动。
• He had no thoughts save for the nerve-racking, body-destroying toil.
  在这儿只有折磨神经戕害身体的苦工，没有思想。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is a fairly nerve-racking procedure if done by hand, but it definitely increases your confidence in dealing with the rest of the installation.
  如果用手工完成的话，这是一个相当伤脑筋的过程，但是也的确可以增加您在处理其余安装方面的自信。
• But relying on allies who do not wish to come forward until the last minute is always a nerve-racking proposition.
  但对于民主党来说，指望有盟友能在最后一刻挺身而出反对这一议案实在是一件伤脑筋的事。
• 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。