1.〈美〉有勇气的,大胆的;〈俚〉冷静的;粗鲁的;脸厚的;〈俚〉刺激神经的;使人心烦的
2.〈英口〉神经质的,神经紧张的;易激动的
3.〈诗〉肌肉发达的,强状的
1.willing to do something although it might offend someone; rude and showing little respect for what people think or expect
2.worried and afraid
1.When he used to come in for the odd game, he looked nervy but now he's got that confidence about him - he looks the part.
过去踢球时他总显得有些紧张，但现在，他对自己有了信心---他渐渐显露了才能。
2.In a twist, nervy financial markets may make it easier for a minority government to push through tough measures.
但也会有转折，一个紧张的市场可能会通过强硬的手段使得少数党政府更容易获胜。
3.And yet, despite a ceasefire since 1991, a nervy atmosphere permeates the city.
自1991年停火以来，这座城市依旧弥漫着紧张的气息。
4.Thousands of stranded travellers faced a nervy battle to get home for Christmas as snow and ice caused chaos at European airports Monday.
星期一，由于大雪和结冰，欧洲机场一片混乱，成千名准备回家过圣诞的滞留旅客感到十分焦急。
5.India's two main parties were already nervy. As at the pre-poll meeting, they find themselves in an increasingly crowded arena.
印度的两个主要政党都很紧张，因为在选前会议中，他们发现自己处于一个更加拥挤的竞技场上。
6.Nervy clients have cut back on trading, and banks are under regulatory pressure to reduce their proprietary-trading activities.
焦虑不安的客户正在减少交易，而监管压力则在迫使银行缩减自营交易规模。
7.Jacques and Natasha Gelman, film buffs, seemed to concentrate on nervy, aggressive images.
JacquesGelman和NatashaGelman都是电影迷，他们似乎专注于那些紧绷的、具有侵略性的画面。
8.What difference does that make? The first moment either of us gets a bit nervy, off we'll go again.
那能有什么区别？只要我们中一个开始神经过敏，一切就又开始了。
9.True, August had been pretty nervy when the first wave of subprime fears shook world markets.
的确，去年8月份曾是一段相当紧张不安的时间，当时，第一波次级抵押贷款恐慌撼动了全球市场。
10.I only know one: If you feel a little scared or apprehensive, you 'feel nervous', even 'nervy'.
我只知道一个意思哦：如果你受到惊吓或者觉得不安，你会“感到紧张”，甚至有点“神经质”。