jumpy
adjective
informaluk/ˈdʒʌm.pi/us/ˈdʒʌm.pi/nervousandworried,especiallybecause you arefrightenedorguilty:
提心吊胆的;胆战心惊的;紧张不安的Mymothergets very jumpy when she'salonein thehouse.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
- -racked
- aflutter
- agitated
- angsty
- anxious
- fretfully
- frightened
- fuss
- get in a sweatidiom
- grim
- queasily
- queasiness
- queasy
- rattled
- rest easyidiom
- strung out
- worrier
- worrywart
- wound up