nerve-racking

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈnerve-ˌracking, nerve-wracking adjective NERVOUSa nerve-racking situation makes you feel very nervous or worried 令人紧张的；令人不安的 Speaking in public can be a nerve-wracking experience. 当众发言会是件令人非常紧张的事。 Fran faced a nerve-racking wait for her test results. 弗兰焦虑不安地等待考试结果。

Examples from the Corpus

nerve-racking• It is never too early to score, but Sunderland faced a nerve-racking 55 minutes after that breakthrough.• Although most people were relieved that the waiting game was over, the first days and nights were nerve-racking.• I also discovered that being a guest on a talk show is pretty nerve-racking.• The unveiling was happy but nerve-racking.• Once I had a rather nerve-racking experience with him when I was working the horse rake in the lower field.• It was nerve-racking, having him watch her as she slid her feet out of bed, and pushed them into soft mules.• It was rather nerve-racking, sitting there all on his own.• Soderberg had a nerve-racking time, which seemed to be over by late 1987.• Fran faced a nerve-racking wait for her medical test results.

ˈnerve-ˌracking adjectiveChineseSyllable

worried a makes or you feel nerve-racking Corpus nervous situation very

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