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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• With such a slender lead, there were bound to be nerve-racking moments as the game entered it's final phases.
  带着这样微小的优势，曼联进入了令人紧张的最后时刻。
• It's nerve-racking enough just to wait all day to get the news.
  等了一天的消息已经很伤脑筋了。
• 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。
• 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。