jumpy

英 [ˈdʒʌmpi]

美 [ˈdʒʌmpi]

adj.  胆战心惊的; 提心吊胆的; 紧张不安的

BNC.22717 / COCA.20535

牛津词典

adj.

• 胆战心惊的；提心吊胆的；紧张不安的
  nervous and anxious, especially because you think that sth bad is going to happen

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 坐立不安的；胆战心惊的
  If you arejumpy, you are nervous or worried about something.
  1. I told myself not to be so jumpy...
     我告诉自己别这么提心吊胆的。
  2. When he spoke his voice was jumpy.
     他说话的时候声音听起来很紧张。

英英释义

adj

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  1. a rough ride
  Synonym:roughrockybumpyjoltyjolting
• being in a tense state
  Synonym:edgyhigh-strunghighly strungjitterynervyoverstrungrestiveuptight

双语例句

• It was beginning to make him very jumpy.
  这使他开始感到心神不安。
• He's a little jumpy so be discreet.
  他有点神经质，小心点。
• I knew that something was going to happen, and I was very jumpy.
  我知道就要发生什么事，我心惊肉跳得厉害。
• The old lady knew that something was going to happen, and she was very jumpy.
  这老太太知道要出事了，于是吓得心惊肉跳。
• Aunt Louise, who has been nervous and jumpy lately, suddenly burst into tears.
  最近一直很紧张且易激动的路易丝阿姨突然大哭起来。
• She was jumpy during her job interview because she was so nervous.
  她在应征面谈的时候心惊肉跳，因为她太紧张了。
• They didn't yell or try to disrupt our events, although they still made my staff jumpy.
  他们不喊叫或打扰我们的活动，尽管他让我们的人有些紧张。
• The refugees are still jumpy, although they are now in safety.
  难民虽然已经到了安全地带，还是战战兢兢的。
• When he spoke his voice was jumpy.
  他说话的时候声音听起来很紧张。
• Is this conjunct music step-wise music or jumpy, skippy music?
  这是级进的音乐，连续的音乐呢，还是轻快，跳跃的音乐呢。