Jitter



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 紧张不安, 神经过敏
• ［英］ v. 紧张不安, 神经过敏 ( fidget)
• ［类］ 反义词: resolve ( 坚决)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1929
• 1. plural a sense of panic or extreme nervousness <had a bad case of the jitters before his performance>
• 2. the state of mind or the movement of one that jitters
• 3. irregular random movement (as of a pointer or an image on a television screen); also vibratory motion

II. intransitive verb

• Date: 1931
• 1. to be nervous or act in a nervous way
• 2. to make continuous fast repetitive movements

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