(1)神经的(of the nerves)：a～system/breakdown/disease 神经系统/崩溃/疾病;

(2)神经质(过敏)的;不安的;易激动的;胆怯的(having the nerves easily excited or weak，agitated and apprehensive)：be～about the result/at a job interview 对结果感到不安/在求职面试时有些紧张;Don't be～. 不要紧张。She is a～old lady. 她是个神经脆弱的老太太。He was very～from being too much time at the front. 他在前线待得太久，变得神经质了。The war has made the bank～about its international activity. 战事搅得银行很紧张，生怕其国际业务受到牵连。They became～under stress. 他们在重压之下变得神经不安。〖同〗tense，anxious，upset，irritable;〖反〗steady，calm，peaceful，even;

→′nervously adv. 神经质(过敏)地;′nervousness n 神经质(过敏);

【辨异】nervous与upset和anxious区别见ANXIOUS。