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

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