| 词汇 | jumpy |
| 释义 | jumpy adjective informaluk /ˈdʒʌm.pi/ us /ˈdʒʌm.pi/ nervous and worried, especially because you are frightened or guilty: 提心吊胆的;胆战心惊的;紧张不安的 My mother gets very jumpy when she's alone in the house.我母亲一个人在家时，总是很害怕。 Synonyms high-strungUS highly strungUK jitteryinformal uptightinformal Anxious and worried (all) hot and botheredidiom aflutter agitated angsty anxious fretfully frightened fuss get in a sweatidiom goosey preoccupied prey prey on sb's mindidiom prey on something queasily worried worriedly worrier worrywart wound up jumpy | American Dictionaryjumpy adjective us/ˈdʒʌm·pi/ nervous or anxious: Stop watching him; it makes him jumpy. jumpy | Business Englishjumpy adjective uk /ˈdʒʌmpi/uscomparativejumpier | superlativejumpiest nervous or uncertain about what might happen in the future: Calming jumpy markets can be difficult in times of crisis. Examples of jumpyjumpy The regime was jumpy about the circulation of rumours and political prophecies. I noted, though, that the usual theoretical setups implied that either prices were sticky and real variables "jumpy," or real variables were sticky and prices jumpy. The 'jumpy' data (going up and down rapidly from day to day after the first few days of trapping - see graphs) could be an effect of this delay. What has made them so jumpy during the past 17 months? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Supporters of a government in office can be jumpy about criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The market there is in a very sensitive and, it may be termed, a nervous or jumpy condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If opponents are really going into action, they must expect these things, and they must not get so jumpy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have no cause to be nervy or jumpy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we have a man in command who is jittery and jumpy, the damage may be done; and then it may be too late. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This very soon attracts attention, particularly where tenants are somewhat jumpy about landlords' intentions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That will make young soldiers edgy and jumpy, especially on dark nights, if they think that unauthorised people are in the base. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are jumpy and cannot contain themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The keepers, or the ringleaders if you like, have become jumpy and short-tempered and prone to disagree with each other, the crowd restless and hungry for stronger doses of sensation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The latter is very jumpy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ajoba was a scientific pioneer, one who showed us that leopards are not jumpy, nervous animals, lashing out at humans at the slightest provocation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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